Lea Zmurko: Wrapping up the work week with higher temperatures
It will be a nice sunny day to kick of the weekend! There will be some passing clouds and areas with patchy fog that will lift after sunrise. Conditions remain quite through the Friday day part. Temperatures will move into the low 80s for the start of the weekend.
There will be a small chance for showers and storms in north-central Minnesota this evening, but greater chances for precipitation will pick up Saturday evening until this upcoming Tuesday. Any rainfall tonight will be a brief period of heavy rain. A cold front will move in from Ontario, Canada overnight and showers will begin to form across the Borderlands.
Storm activity resumes for Saturday afternoon across central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Strong storms are unlikely, butt a few tenths of an inch can be expected as the systems pop up and pass over head with localized heavy rain and gusty winds. Rain will depart by the evening hours and Sunday will stay dry.
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.