Justin Liles: Some rain, some fog, and a nice weekend

May 16th: A nice weekend ahead

A nice weekend ahead

A day of thick fog will give way to some early evening sun and likely a beautiful sunset. Patchy fog will again develop overnight with more likely along the shoreline of Lake Superior. Isolated rain showers and thunderstorms are possible Friday and Saturday. None of these thunderstorms look severe. Temperatures will rise into the 70s up north to the 80s in east central Minnesota and northern Wisconsin.

Another chance for precipitation arrives Saturday, most widespread Saturday afternoon and early evening. In that timeframe, an isolated severe thunderstorm could be possible. Temperatures all weekend will stay in to upper 60s to low 70s with 80s in northern Wisconsin. Additionally, Saturday will see strong southwest winds 10- 15 mph with some gusts up to 25 mph. We`ll dry out into Sunday. More rain looks to arrive Monday and Tuesday.

TONIGHT
Early morning fog, especially near Lake Superior, with a low around 42. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
FRIDAY
Isolated afternoon thunderstorms (non-severe), Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
SATURDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
MONDAY
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
TUESDAY
A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
THURSDAY
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.