Justin Liles: Cooler conditions to stick around

An area of low pressure tracking through Canada will bring continued scattered showers around the region tonight. Colder air is likely going to be on the move across the international border as we head through the weekend. Much of the upper Midwest will see freeze or frost warnings. We will likely start to see one of these headlines heading tomorrow. The low moving from through Canada will eventually merge with tropical storm Phillipe off the east coast.

This will create a massive low that will spin and just sit over James Bay. This low will not be in any hurry to move and create an atmospheric traffic jam. What this means for the Northland is our cooler than average conditions look to last a bit longer into next week. We will likely be dry for most of the region. However, this merger will help create showers along the south shore on Sunday. If you are heading on over to the Bayfield Apple Festival, you’ll likely see some wet weather. Bring a hat, gloves, and umbrella.

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between 3am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Columbus Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Areas of frost. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.