Friday Evening Northland Forecast: 4/11/2025

A Super Saturday

We are now about three weeks into Spring 2025, and today really felt like it! Our normal high and low for today is 47 and 28. We hit 56 and 30 today, and it was wonderful! The record high for today is 78, set back in 1968. Yes, I was alive then. No, I don’t remember it. There were even low 80s in western South Dakota today, so there is one more day of relative warmth heading our way for Saturday. And, be sure you get out to enjoy it, because things get a little cooler, and lot wetter, come Sunday. And, Monday is just ridiculous, with a chance for a rain and snow mix, and a high in the lower 40s. Good grief!

Our ridge of high pressure was great today, and will be in charge tomorrow, too. Late Saturday night into Sunday, a low pressure system and cold front sweeps in from the northwest, bringing with it much cooler air, and quite a bit of moisture. Some areas of the Northland could see up to an inch of rain Sunday and Sunday night. On Monday, colder air from Canada will mix in, producing some light snow in the area. We won’t need to fire up the snowblowers, but some light brooming or shoveling may be called for by Monday evening. Yeah, Spring in the Northland. It’s more like extended-play winter.

But, high pressure will move in quickly, bringing us sunny skies for Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday, the next low moves in, bringing another round of rain and maybe light snow. Finally, by next Friday, we should have more sunshine, with a high near 50. Spring is a goofy time around here. It’s hard to make plans, and you can never say never. But personally, I kinda like the challenge.

Have a great weekend (at least, Saturday!).

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring