Sabrina Ullman: Near-critical to critical fire weather Monday
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Due to very low relative humidity, gusty south winds, and warm temperatures, Cook, Lake, northern St. Louis, Koochiching, and Itasca Counties are under a Fire Weather Watch until 9 pm Monday. Near-critical fire weather is likely for the rest of the Northland.
Tonight will be partly cloudy with overnight lows in the forties and fifties. A light southeast wind will become stronger by Monday afternoon.
Memorial Day will be mostly cloudy with highs mostly in the low eighties. The southeast wind will keep temperatures cooler by the lake, especially towards Canal Park and Superior.
Spotty showers are possible Monday into Tuesday but should stay mostly west until Tuesday night. Much-needed rain will arrive Tuesday evening, with portions of Itasca, Beltrami, southwestern St. Louis, Aitkin, and Carlton Counties getting around half an inch of rain.
The rest of the area will have a quarter of an inch or less of accumulation with Tuesday night’s rain. More on/off rain is possible for the remainder of the week.
Due to very low relative humidity, gusty south winds, and warm temperatures, Cook, Lake, northern St. Louis, Koochiching, and Itasca Counties are under a Fire Weather Watch until 9 pm Monday.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Memorial Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.