A low-pressure system continues its path towards the Northlands in the early morning hours bringing widespread rain and thunderstorms to the region. The rain will last through Friday with some cloudy breaks and periods of light rain amidst the moderate to heavy rainfall.

There will be an initially wave with widespread rain that will settle along the Arrowhead in the afternoon. Models are suggesting 1-2 inches of rain, but more can be expected across the North Shore this afternoon. As we move into Thursday evening and Friday morning, the more impressive rainfall amounts will fall across northwest Wisconsin as more isolated thunderstorms will trek across that region.

 There is no severe weather anticipated, but the key risk with this system is gusts of winds and elevated streamflow and ponding on roadways. Winds will be strong with gusts around 20-30 mph across northwest Wisconsin.

The skies will clear up Friday night and the weekend will be warm and sunny with mild temperatures returning for the week to come.

Today

Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog after 7am. High near 66. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.