Lea Zmurko: Sunny skies on the rise as we near the weekend
The last of the isolated storms from the system Wednesday evening cleared the Northland in the early hours of Thursday. Some areas along the north shore and in the low-lying parts of northern Minnesota are seeing fog and clouds in the early hours. This will diminish as the sun comes up and after sunrise, many are waking up to clear skies with rising temperatures that will burn off any lingering fog and low-lying clouds.
Temperatures will be in the upper 70s and low 80s by the late afternoon. A few scattered showers with isolated storms will pass in the later hours of the evening but giving way to a quiet Friday as high pressure moves into the area. After tonight temperatures will be comfortable in the low 70s with mostly sunshine.
Active weather returns for Father’s Day Weekend with showers returning for Saturday evening and chances for severe risks increasing Sunday into Monday.
Today
Sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the morning.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with an east wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.