Brandon Weatherz: Pleasant weekend ahead

It’s a frigid start to our Friday with air temps ranging from minus single digits to minus 20s heading out the door. A Wind Chill Advisory is in effect in northern Minnesota until 9 am. Kids at the bus stop will need to be properly bundled up. It shapes up to be a cool and quiet Friday with sunshine and highs in upper single digits to mid-teens. A quick round of light snow sweeps the Northland from southwest to northeast in the late evening and overnight with a widespread dusting to an inch. Saturday will be a mix of clouds and sun with breezy southwest winds sending milder conditions our way. Highs range from mid-teens to mid-20s.

Sunday will continue the quiet and slight warming trend. Our next widespread chance of precipitation arrives Sunday night and lasts through Monday. This round may involve a mix of snow, rain, and freezing rain, particularly south of the Twin Ports. Widespread plowable snow is possible at this time, but accumulation potential will depend on exact storm track and precipitation types.

Today: Mostly sunny and cool. High 11. W wind 2-8 mph.

Tonight: Becoming cloudy with snow showers. Low 1. SW wind 5-10 mph. Chance of snow: 50%. Less than an inch expected.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and breezy. High 20. SW wind 10-15 mph.

Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy. Low 1. W wind 5-15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 26. SE wind 5-10 mph.

Sunday night: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance for snow and freezing rain. Low 18. Wind E 10-15mph. Chance of precip: 50%

Monday: Snow and possibly freezing rain. Breezy. High 30. NE wind 10-15 mph. Chance of snow: 90%

Tuesday: Mostly sunny and breezy. High 32. W wind 10-15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance for snow. High 27. NE wind 10-15 mph. Chance of snow: 30%

Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 27. NW wind 5-15 mph.