Justin Liles: A fantastic weekend!

A steady stretch of warmer weather will hang over the Northland through the weekend and into next week. Temperatures will climb into the upper 30s to lower 40s both Saturday and Sunday. This should really continue to help remover ice and snow from the roads, driveways, sidewalks and roofs. It’s also going to make way for wonderful conditions to get outside and play.

There will be threat of a few clipper systems that may graze the international border. The first is tonight and may bring some light flurries. The second is Sunday night into Monday but looks to stay north of the border.

Our pattern will change by Tuesday afternoon, a low coming out of the Rockies will move toward the upper Midwest. We will likely start off with rain before it turns over into snow late Tuesday night into Wednesday. This looks as if it may linger into Thursday creating slick travel. As of now it appears our region may see as much as 3-6” of snow. However, any variation in the track of this low could produce more. Cooler weather returns behind next week’s system.

TONIGHT
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
SATURDAY
Sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
SUNDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
TUESDAY
A slight chance of rain and snow after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 35. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
THURSDAY
A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.