Today will be cloudy with afternoon highs ranging from 42 degrees in Bemidji to 53 degrees in Ashland. Fog will likely persist along the South Shore into the midday time frame.

A large low-pressure system to our south will bring rain throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the U.P. today and tomorrow. Areas in northern Wisconsin will stay mostly dry until the evening, but the same areas will have more rain on Monday than their Minnesota neighbors.

This could be the warmest Christmas Eve night on record, and we will likely see Christmas Day temperatures get close to record highs as well.

There is potential for freezing rain Monday night and Tuesday morning, so post-holiday travel could be slick.

Today

Rain. Widespread fog, mainly before 7am. High near 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain. Low around 33. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Christmas Day

Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before noon, then rain between noon and 3pm, then rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain after 3pm. High near 38. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Rain, possibly mixed with freezing rain before noon, then rain, possibly mixed with snow. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northeast wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Blustery, with a north wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.