Sabrina Ullman: West winds start the workweek

Happy Mother’s Day! Tonight will have clear skies and overnight lows close to forty degrees. The wind will gradually weaken before shifting direction late tonight.

Monday will have a gusty west wind that will get stronger by the afternoon. We finally get a break from being cooler by the lake as temperatures warm to the seventies. Portions of Carlton County and areas north may warm to the low eighties.

An east wind returns Tuesday afternoon, alongside a weak cold front. Tuesday will only be slightly cooler for most of the area, but temperatures close to the lake will be back to highs in the 50s and low 60s until Saturday.

The rest of the Northland will be back in the low sixties Thursday and Friday. Widespread rain is likely Thursday into Friday morning. Temperatures increase again Saturday.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 42. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Friday

A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a north wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.