Sabrina Ullman: Windy weekend ahead

November 15: Winds pick up this weekend

Tonight will be quiet, but gusty winds are likely this weekend.

Quiet conditions will continue through the night. A calm wind will become southeast after midnight. It will be mostly cloudy with overnight lows in the 30s.

This weekend will be windy with a strong southeast wind on Saturday and a gusty west wind on Sunday. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with afternoon highs in the upper 40s to low 50s.

There is a chance of light rain late Saturday night into early Sunday morning. Sprinkles will stay near the international border, and less than a tenth of an inch of accumulation is expected.

Sunday will be cloudy in the morning but sunny by the early afternoon. Temperatures will be a few degrees cooler, only reaching the low to mid-40s.

The next chance of rain will be Monday night. A strong low-pressure system will form near the panhandle of Texas and head toward the Upper Midwest. There is forecast confidence that we will get rain in the Northland Monday night into Tuesday.

After that, the track of the low-pressure system is not certain currently. If we see it slow down and head our way, this could mean heavy snow Wednesday to Thursday if it gets cold enough in time. There is also a chance of dry air entering the region around the same time, which would lower our chances for precipitation.

Rain is likely Monday night into Tuesday as a strong low-pressure system approaches the Upper Midwest (WDIO).

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.