Justin Liles: Lake wind shifting Wednesday

March 12th: A shifting wind

A shifting wind

Even though a cool front moved in last night, we saw another record-breaking day. Many temperatures were in the upper 50s to lower 60s. Duluth hit another record high of 63°F breaking the old record of 60°F. Near-critical fire weather conditions happened today for much of east-central and northeast Minnesota as well as northwest Wisconsin due to low humidity, warm temperatures, and gusty winds.

Colder conditions will return Wednesday and Thursday as winds will be off the lake and cool the shoreline communities down near 20°F. There is a slight chance for some light rain/snow Thursday over parts of northwest Wisconsin. Temperatures will cool off by the weekend and be a little closer to normal when we drop into the 30s. There is a chance of a wintry mix up north Friday night into Saturday.

TONIGHT
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
TUESDAY
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
THURSDAY
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
SATURDAY
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
SUNDAY
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
MONDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.