Lea Zmurko: Early morning fog, but a day full of sun

August 13: A bright Tuesday

The fog will clear for a sunny Tuesday ahead! Bright conditions and temperatures in the low eighties by this afternoon.

Some early morning fog will be lifting and clearing by the time the sun rises. There will be a few more foggy mornings the next few days to be mindful of for the early commuting hours.

Tuesday will overall remain sunny and bright with minimal cloud coverage from the high pressure overhead.  Temperatures will be breaking into the low eighties by the afternoon. A few showers and light sprinkles are expected to briefly pass over the Arrowhead and into northwestern Wisconsin in the late afternoon due to a plume of moisture mixing with the diurnal heating.

 We will see a few clouds move in overnight as temperatures fall to the upper fifties and low sixties. There will be some more cloud coverage lingering through the daypart tomorrow with temperatures in the upper seventies again.

More widespread rain is expected to arrive in the Northland in this second half of the work week. Rain chances are increased starting overnight on Wednesday and that lasts through Thursday with some showers lingering on Friday morning. This low-pressure system is expected to bring moderate to heavy rain at times with a few thunderstorms in the mix.

Today

A chance of sprinkles between 1pm and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 60. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

Areas of fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph.