Lea Zmurko: Sunshine for the start of September

September 2: A sunny Labor Day

Wrapping up the long weekend with another bright and sunny day. Temperatures in the mid 70s with clear skies sticking through the night.

A cool, foggy morning will clear out into ta pleasant Labor Day. Temperatures that start out tint he upper 30s and low 40s will later reach the mid-70s across the Northland. Visibility has dropped down to between a quarter or half of a mile in some hot spots in central Minnesota and northeastern Wisconsin. Others may be waking up between 2-5 miles, overall conditions will clear as the sun rises and diurnal heating burns off the low-lying clouds.

High pressure will remain overhead with southerly winds persisting through Wednesday with dry, breezy and bright conditions dominating. Temperatures will near 80 degrees across some parts of the Northland as warm air advection persists

Rain will move into the region Wednesday Evening and stick around for the end of the week with the passing of a cold front. Temperatures will see a cooling trend for the weekend bringing in some more fall-like conditions.

Labor Day

Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday

A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.