It is another foggy morning for the Northland as visibility remains below a mile across the Twin Ports and at the tip of the Arrowhead. Some light rain and freezing drizzle will be mixed in for the morning ahead of the widespread showers to come.

Moderate rain will come across northern Wisconsin mid-morning before continuing up to northern Minnesota this afternoon. By Saturday morning there will be at least a quarter to three quarters of an inch of rain around the region.

Highs will stay in the upper thirties and low forties today and tomorrow before working their way back down to the mid-thirties on Sunday. This is roughly 15 degrees above normal for the end of December. As we move into next week, the cold air will return in time for the new year. Lake effect snow will start up again by Tuesday night bringing fresh snow to the South Shore for early January.

Today

Rain. Widespread dense fog, mainly between 10am and 11am. High near 39. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain. Patchy fog. Steady temperature around 36. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before 10am, then rain likely between 10am and noon, then a chance of drizzle after noon. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 36. West wind around 5 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

New Year’s Day

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.