Lea Zmurko: Ending the work week in a humid haze
We will still see high pressure overhead providing dry and quiet conditions for our Friday. The southerly winds will bring in a breeze for the next few days and drive warm and humid air into the region. The hot and muggy weather will continue to stick around the Northland into tomorrow.
High temperatures will be pushing the mid to upper 80s and heat index values will be well into the 90s at some points. There is the potential for heat risks later this weekend as most of the area will be affected by the hot conditions.
Still clearing out the wildfire smoke aloft from the fires out in Canada, there will be a haze lingering in our sky coverage as that dissipates.
We will start to see some relief from the humidity with the arrival of some showers and thunderstorms on Saturday further north in Minnesota, and then more widespread rain on Sunday afternoon will last into Monday.
Temperatures will continue to remain well above normal for the next week as we approach the beginning of August.
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.