Justin Liles: Scattered showers and storms this evening

A cold front will continue to push south out of Canada into the Northland this evening. Showers and even a few thunderstorms are possible. The biggest threat with these storms will be hail and some lightning. With how dry our environment is currently; any lightning strikes could lead to fire dangers popping up around the Northland.

This slow-moving cold front will impact the first half of the day on Saturday. Widespread showers will transition into Wisconsin Saturday too. Winds will turn off the lake and keep shoreline communities much cooler over the weekend. After seeing highs in the low 80s on Friday, temperatures will drop nearly 20°-30° by the lake over the weekend. We’ll likely see more sunshine on Sunday than Saturday.

Our weather pattern doesn’t look to change much heading into next week. Most of next week looks rather dry with breezy conditions. Cooler conditions look to return with the lake breeze heading into Grandmas Weekend. Some showers look possible next Friday too.

TONIGHT
A chance of rain before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
SATURDAY
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
MONDAY
Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
TUESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
THURSDAY
Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
FRIDAY
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.