Thursday Morning Northland Forecast: 8/22/2024

Rain Today Means More Sun on Friday

Timing is everything in weather. If we can get some rain on Thursday, then get high pressure back in time for the weekend, that pretty much makes everyone happy. Yes, unless you are pouring concrete or roofing today. I get it. But, the weekend will be great for everyone, if we get the rain out of the way today!

We have been living large, under a huge area of high pressure for the last week. But, that can’t go on forever. And, I’m glad it doesn’t, because then we’d be living in a desert. A good sized area of low pressure will move from the Dakotas eastward today, meaning we have a decent chance for showers this afternoon and tonight. I don’t expect anything severe at this time, but I’ll keep an eye on that for you. It’s a fairly quick moving system, and it will be gone by the time we get to Friday morning. We will have strong southerly winds on Thursday, with the high to the east, and the low to the west. Gusts to 20mph will be common. The highs on Thursday will be in the mid-70s. On the back side of the low, high temps will return to the upper 70s for Friday. The weekend is shaping up to be epic, with sunny skies both days, and highs around 80.

All in all, I think this is working out pretty well for our timing heading into the 3rd weekend of August. I hope you think so, too!

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring