Waking up to low visibilities across the Northland this morning. Dense fog is stretching from the Twin Ports up the North Shore resulting in less than a mile of visibility. Other areas along the Iron Range and Central Minnesota into northwestern Wisconsin are also seeing the foggy conditions through the morning hours.

There will continue to be dense cloud coverage and overcast skies, so it will take longer for the fog to lift. Temperatures will remain in the upper sixties and low seventies this afternoon. Winds are persisting from the north with gusts of 15-20 mph across northern central Minnesota

Some more scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will be moving through this afternoon with some areas expecting locally heavy rain. Most will see a quarter to a half of an inch of additional rain today, a few will see an additional inch of rain at most.

Saturday is now showing some lingering sprinkles and drizzles as the low-pressure system makes its departure. Conditions will be cleared by the afternoon and then stay dry for a good stretch with temperatures in the upper 70s with an abundance of sunshine.

Today

A chance of showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Widespread fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday

A chance of sprinkles before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 10am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.