Justin Liles: Freezing fog and slick Friday morning travel likely

January 25th: More fog and freezing drizzle

More fog and freezing drizzle

Well one thing is for sure. This warmer air is nice, but the fog is a real pain. Slick roads will once again be problem tonight as fog, freezing fog, and even of few light flurries stick around. This means we could be seeing some slow traveling during the early morning hours just like what we saw this morning. However, it wasn’t just the roads, sidewalks and driveways were slippery too. This fog looks to slowly lift Friday night into Saturday.

By noon on Saturday some parts of the Northland will see the end of fog and the start to a little sun. Increased sunshine, along with gusty winds by early next week could create the perfect conditions for quick snow melt. Remember the Duluth area only has a 5” snowpack currently, by Wednesday of next week this could all be gone as temperatures around the region climb into the 40s.

TONIGHT
A chance of sprinkles and freezing fog, Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
FRIDAY
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
TUESDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
THURSDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.