Friday will be breezy as winds from the west continue to cross. With very dry air in the area, the chances for light snow and rain remain very light with minimal accumulation. Seeing a strong temperature gradient today with highs in the teens for the Borderlands but mid-forties in northern Wisconsin.

Cloud coverage will increase for the afternoon, but temperatures drop significantly tonight as the skies clear up behind a cold front. Overnight lows may bottom out in the single digits for some.

The real snow maker will enter the vicinity on Saturday night and continue through early Monday morning as 2-6 inches will accumulate across the Northland. The higher totals will stick along the North Shore and northeastern Minnesota. There is a Winter Storm Watch already issued for most of the Arrowhead that will start Saturday night as the winter storm will leave roads messy and add to the still lingering snowbanks in some areas for Monday morning.

Today

A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 10am, then a chance of sprinkles between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a north wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 34. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Snow. High near 37. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.