After a hot, humid, and hazy weekend we’re going to finally be cooling off and have drier conditions. Temperatures a going to drop into the low 70s over the next 48 hours. Tuesday features dry conditions mainly in the Brainerd Lakes, east- central Minnesota over much of northwest Wisconsin while general thunderstorms and showers occur along and north of US Hwy 2 in far northern Minnesota.

These showers should be fairly limited to the midday to mid-evening hours tomorrow with only highly localized amounts up to one-quarter inch. No rainfall is forecast Wednesday through Saturday morning as temperatures climb a little. By the end of the week temperatures will climb back to near 80°F.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
THURSDAY
Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
FRIDAY
Sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
SATURDAY
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
SUNDAY
Sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
MONDAY
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.