Lea Zmurko: Starting the weekend with sun, ending in scattered showers

November 8: Sunshine ahead of showers

It will be a calm and clear day in the Northland with widespread sunshine and temperatures in the low fifties.

More sunshine across the Northland today as skies clear in the early morning. High pressure remains overhead keeping conditions clear for just a little longer. Temperatures will reach the upper forties and low fifties for some as they remain above normal as we move into the upcoming week.

Tonight will be cool with clear skies and light winds as many spots will fall into the upper 20s across northeast MN including the Iron Range.

Light rain will start Saturday afternoon and last through the night before clearing on Sunday as the last round of scattered showers clear out. Rainfall amounts will remain under a quarter of an inch across the Northland by Sunday night. As temperatures drop overnight some rain could likely switch to light snowflakes across Northern Minnesota.

The start of next week will be breezy and partly sunny, but there will be another chance for rain on Tuesday night that will bring showers across the region through Wednesday.

Today

Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday

A 20 percent chance of rain after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Rain likely before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Veterans Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.