Many will see some snow across cars and sidewalks as they wake up this morning as a few isolated snow showers crossed the Twin Ports in the early morning. Lake effect snow will also be landing across Iron County as the northwest wind continues to bring the snow onto the South Shore.

By mid-morning the skies will start to clear, and sunshine will be sticking around for the afternoon. Temperatures will remain in the upper teens and low twenties, which is right near normal for this time of the year.

Conditions will change as the sun sets and a clipper of heavy snow makes its way across from Brainerd Lakes through Hinckley and into northwest Wisconsin. This wide path of a snowstorm will continue northward as many areas are anticipating 3 to 6 inches of snow. Lake effect snow will bring locally higher amounts along the North and South Shores through Friday morning.  With a significant increase in snowfall amounts, a Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the North Shore as well as Douglas and Bayfield counties as some localized areas see a likelihood of receiving 8 inches of snow by Thursday night.

Cold air will follow the clipper, and temperatures will fall below normal for the start of the weekend.

Today

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a temperature rising to near 15 by noon, then falling to around 8 during the remainder of the day. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of snow after midnight. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 4 by 10pm, then rising to around 12 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind becoming east 5 to 10 mph after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Snow. High near 21. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. North wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Sunday

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

Monday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. South wind around 5 mph.