Lea Zmurko: A sunny start to the holiday ahead
It will be sunny and bright, making it a perfect day to explore the Northland! Get outside before any more showers arrive this weekend.
An area of high pressure has moved into the Northland and temperatures continue in the upward trend. It will be sunny day as most will see 80 degrees by the late afternoon. Some scattered showers and isolated storms may pop up through Northern Minnesota in the evening, but otherwise it will stay clear.
Tomorrow will have a foggy start and then more clouds will be passing through. A slow-moving system will trek through central Minnesota and into northwest Wisconsin bringing moderate to heavy rainfall in the afternoon and through the night.
Another active weather pattern will kick up over the weekend and chances for evening showers will continue into the following workweek.
Today
Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Independence Day
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the morning.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.