Lea Zmurko: A foggy start to the Monday blues

November 4: Fog and incoming rain

It is a dreary start to the week with scattered rain showers and widespread dense fog this morning. The grey skies will stick around all day.

Waking up to dense fog across the Northland with advisories in place until mid-morning, a few light showers may also pass as rain continues to move northeast across the region.  Many areas are starting the morning at less than a ¼ mile of visibility as commuters trek up the hill here in the Twin Ports. Conditions will slowly start to clear as the sun rises and rain showers progress up the Arrowhead. With calm winds tonight, the fog is expected to return tomorrow morning as well.

It will be moderate rainfall for northwest Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota today, but more rain is slated to pass tomorrow with the precipitation bands sticking to the I-35 corridor and moving into NW Wisconsin.

After those rounds or showers, the rest of the week will remain dry with some rain chances for the overnight hours this weekend.

Today

Rain, mainly before 4pm. Areas of dense fog before 3pm. High near 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Rain likely, mainly between 11am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. East wind around 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.