Santa will need help from Rudolph tonight as patchy fog lingers in northern Minnesota. Freezing fog will be possible in some areas late tonight, especially stretching from Duluth to Brainerd. Elsewhere, it will be cloudy with overnight lows in the low 20s.

Christmas Day will have fog in the morning with areas of freezing fog early in the day. Afternoon highs will be near 30 degrees. Wednesday is also the first night of Hanukkah, and sunset will be at 4:25 pm.

Thursday will be cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 30s. Warmer weather will continue through the weekend. Rain is likely starting Thursday night and lasting through Friday. We could see a wintry mix on Friday night.

By the time we ring in the new year on Tuesday night, temperatures will be closer to normal for this time of year. Happy holidays!

Tonight

Patchy fog before 1 am. Areas of freezing fog after 1 am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low of around 23. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Christmas Day

Areas of fog before noon, then patchy fog after 5 pm. Areas of freezing fog before 9 am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday

Cloudy, with a high near 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Rain likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

Rain likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 37. East wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Sunday

A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.