Friday Evening Northland Forecast: 9/12/2025

A Warmer Weekend

Meteorological Autumn arrived on September 1st. Being “old school,” I prefer using the Astronomical definition. So for me, Autumn arrives on September 22nd, the day of the Autumnal Equinox, which is when the sun is directly over the Equator, and day and night are roughly equal, all over the globe. That in itself, is mind-boggling. So, in my book, we still have 9 more days of summer. By the time we get to the 22nd, the Sun’s angle of Incidence is much lower in the sky, and the length of daylight is decreasing rapidly, so our daily highs will drop quickly, and the nights will grow increasingly longer. Then, we are for sure into Fall, and on the downhill slide to Winter (December 21st), which is of course, the shortest day of the year.

But, we’re not there yet! So, let’s talk about this weekend. There is a stationary front to our southwest, which is providing enough lift in the atmosphere to send some widely scattered showers our way Friday night. They are all staying below severe levels. There is also enough low level moisture, that we will again have fog forming overnight. That should lift by late Saturday morning, providing us with partly sunny skies for most of Saturday. Sunday, low pressure begins to move in from the west, which will bring more clouds for the second half of the weekend. High temps will be near 70 both days this weekend. Our next chance for rain will be Monday afternoon. But, a better chance for rain will be on Wednesday and Thursday. In fact, it will seem quite ‘summer-like’ next week, as our highs will be in the mid to upper 70s all next week. Summer is short, and I’m trying to extend it out as far as possible!

So, have a great weekend, and I hope your favorite football team wins. Mine plays on Sunday night, and they happen to wear PURPLE!

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring