Justin Liles: Dry weather continues!

Our weather is currently being dictated by a large low over Michigan that doesn’t want to move and a large high to our northwest in Canada. The two of them are working in tandem to bring northerly flow across the Northland along with breezy conditions. This has created near critical fire dangers for northern Minnesota as drought conditions persist. The low out east is creating some light rain in the U.P. of Michigan and creating some cloud cover everywhere else.

Skies will clear tonight, and another warmer day is on tap Tuesday. Winds will be rather breezy again. The lake breeze will again take over Wednesday and take us through the weekend. There is a chance of some light rain returning Friday afternoon into the evening that could impact the William A. Irvin 5k.

Temperatures will likely be in the low to mid 50s during the running of Grandma’s Marathon on Saturday. Any showers will likely come before sunrise Saturday morning. Father’s Day looks great with more sunshine.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
TUESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
THURSDAY
Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
FRIDAY
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
SATURDAY
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.