Brandon Weatherz: Warm and sunny Thursday
It’s another frosty start for many with temps heading out the door ranging from 20s to 40s as warmer air arrives from the west. We’ll continue to soak up the sun today and highs for inland areas will be in low to upper 60s. You’ll once again want to keep a jacket on hand closer to Lake Superior with a high near 58 at the Duluth International Airport and a temp staying in the 40s immediately by the shoreline. Tonight is milder with lows in 30s and 40s as cloud cover begins to thicken from the southwest.
We’re on track to see two low pressure systems cross the Northland Friday through Monday with widespread accumulation of 1-2” expected all said and done. Showers and some thunderstorms arrive Friday afternoon and evening, continue overnight, and gradually move north through the day Saturday. A brief lull is expected overnight into early Sunday morning, then additional rain moves in from the south Sunday and exits to the northeast through the day Monday.
Both systems will also have strong winds wrapped around them. Friday will feature an east wind gusting near 30 mph, then winds briefly shift northerly through the day Saturday. Sunday then sees an east wind around 25 mph gusting past 40 mph with waves building on Lake Superior. Sunday will also be very cool due to the strong lake wind and rain. Monday sees a wind shift through the day with waves waning.
Today: Mostly sunny. High 58. SE wind 5-15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 40. E wind 5-15 mph.
Tomorrow: Cloudy and breezy with rain in the afternoon and evening. High 52. E wind 10-20 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Tomorrow night: Showers and thunderstorms. Breezy. Low 42. E wind 10-20 mph. Chance of rain: 100%.
Saturday: Cloudy and breezy with rain. High 54. NNE wind 10-15 mph. Chance of rain 90%.
Sunday: Cloudy and windy with rain. High 40. E wind 20-30 mph. Chance of rain 80%.
Monday: Cloudy and breezy with showers, mostly in the morning. High 49. NE wind becoming W 10-15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tuesday: Partly sunny with a chance for showers in the afternoon. High 62. W wind 10-15 mph. Chance of rain: 30%.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy and breezy. High 65. W wind 10-15 mph.