Wednesday Morning Northland Forecast: 9/18/2024

Warm Wednesday

Today is the third day in a row we will have highs in the 80s. Obviously, we are way above average, as we should have a high of 67 degrees today. The record high temp for today is 84, set in 2000. We are shooting for a high of 82, so we’ll be close! Starting tomorrow, we begin a cooldown in temperatures, that will bring us into the 70s for highs thru Saturday. Then, on Sunday (which is the autumnal equinox) we get into a serious cooldown, with high temps in the 60s from Sunday thru Tuesday. And yes, it’s about time.

A large low pressure system in eastern Montana is headed this way right now. Showers and thunderstorms are likely to develop overnight tonight and move into western Minnesota after midnight. We will have chances for rain overnight tonight, tomorrow morning, and tomorrow afternoon. Computer models show rain amounts from .10 inches on the Iron Range, to almost 4 inches of rain in northwest Wisconsin. I’m not buying into the 4 inch amounts, but it’s certainly easy to believe that amounts will vary considerably, as they always do. Almost the entire area is below average on rainfall amounts this year, so we will be happy for whoever gets the precipitation. The cooler temps will be nice, too, as this has been a long summer, and I think we are all ready to turn the page into fall.

So, enjoy the sunshine and warmth today. I think it will be awhile before we see temps in the 80s again!

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring