Sabrina Ullman: Multiple days of rain ahead
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With this morning’s update of the U.S. Drought Monitor, areas near the head of the lake are now in D-2, severe drought. Much of the Northland is in moderate drought, with areas along the Iron Range and north doing a little better with dry conditions.
Portions of Koochiching, Itasca, Lake of the Woods, and Beltrami counties will have rain tonight as a cold front passes through. A few showers are possible for St. Louis, Lake, and Cook Counties Friday morning, but we otherwise stay dry until Friday afternoon.
Another round of rain will form along the North Shore at around 1 pm Friday, becoming widespread by 7 pm. There will be a brief break late Friday evening for much of the area, but then there will be more rain late Friday night into Saturday. Saturday will bring plenty of rain for northern Minnesota, but Wisconsin will stay mostly dry until the late afternoon.
Widespread, heavy rain is likely Saturday night into Sunday. All in all, over an inch of rain is expected throughout the Northland from tonight to Monday, with over two inches possible.
Conditions clear midday Monday, but we could see more rain next Wednesday.
With severe drought conditions by the head of the lake, our dry stretch is finally coming to an end with rain on and off from tonight until Monday morning.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 66. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a light north wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.