Waking up to some showers and isolated thunderstorms moving across northern Minnesota, and plenty of broken cloud coverage ahead of the system along the North Shore. Lots of cloud coverage can be expected across the Northland today with temperatures in the mid-70s.

There will be a chain of storms making a pass across the Northland this afternoon and evening. Along with some thunderstorms, severe weather is possible with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain as the key threats. There is still a potential for flash flooding hazards in some low-lying areas. Heavy rain is anticipated across northern Cass, Itasca, and southern Koochiching County. The risk for a tornado formation remains low, 2-5% chance, but cannot be completely ruled out.

 The timing for severe weather will start in the midafternoon around 2PM for northern Minnesota and then shift into central and eastern Minnesota and across northwestern Wisconsin by the early evening hours as it tracks eastward and clears out by 11PM tonight.

Once this storm clears overnight, dry weather will move in for a stretch into next week. A few quick evening showers may pop up on Saturday evening in northern Minnesota, but otherwise conditions remain bright and seasonable.

Today

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog between 9pm and 2am. Low around 56. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Labor Day

Sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.