Thursday Morning Northland Forecast: 9/19/2024

Stormy Thursday Morning

It’s been a hot and dry week. We tied the record high for the date, of 84 degrees yesterday (set in 2000). And today, we are shooting for a high of 79 degrees. The record high for today is 90 (1984), so that seems safe for another year. The average high for today is only 66, so we’ve been living large, temperature wise, all week. That’s about to come to a screeching halt on Sunday, with the arrival of the autumnal equinox. Our highs from Sunday thru Wednesday are: 65, 64, 63 and 65. So, it’s back to reality for us, in the world of weather in the Twin Ports.

But, before we get to next week, we need to address the weather at hand. We had some small to medium sized showers in the area this morning. Now, the sun is coming back out, which will cook the atmosphere, and likely produce more showers and some thunderstorms this afternoon. With some of those, there could be some small hail and strong winds. I don’t expect anything epic, but there could be some medium to strong thunderstorms in the area late this afternoon, possibly in the 3pm to 6pm range. We could sure use the rain, as most of us in the Northland are a couple inches below normal rainfall for the month of September. I don’t want all that at once, but I wouldn’t mind picking up an inch, to cut that deficit in half. After the rain departs later this evening, the moisture left in it’s wake may produce some fog on Friday morning. Once that burns off, Friday is looking like a great day, with sunshine and highs in the mid 70s. Perfect!

Saturday will be partly sunny, with a 30% chance for morning rain, and a high of 75. Sunday is the first day of autumn, and it will feel like it, with partly sunny skies and a high in the mid 60s. Have a great Thursday, and cross your fingers from some rain later today!

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring