Lea Zmurko: A moment of relief, but more rain ahead
With a break from the rain, sunny and mild weather will stick around the Northland for the start of the weekend. A few clouds will move out of Northern Wisconsin in the early morning as high pressure takes control. Temperatures will get into the upper 70s, and closer to the low 80s further inland. A southeasterly breeze by the lake will keep things cool and comfortable on the shore.
Puffy clouds will develop in the evening, but no showers can be expected until Saturday afternoon. The chances for rain and thunderstorms will linger into early next week. As an upper-level trough deepens to our west, it brings the chance for heavy rainfall from Sunday to Tuesday. This raises some concern for some flooding in low-lying areas. This active weather pattern is projected to continue through the end of June.
Today
Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.