Monday Morning Northland Forecast: 8/26/2024

Hottest & Muggiest Day of the Week!

It’s the last Monday of August. It may also be one of the steamiest days remaining in calendar year 2024 in the Northland. Anytime you have a high temp in the mid 80s along with dewpoints in the low 70s, “Uff Da,” it’s a hot one! Today will also be the hottest day of the week, as it’s all cooler from here to the end of the week…and the month, which ends on Saturday.

We have a warm front lifting northward from Iowa. We have a cool front sliding in from the Dakotas. We have low pressure in southwest Minnesota. And the airmass over us has an abundant amount of moisture. Altogether, it means a very good chance of showers and thunderstorms forming later today, and tonight. As the showers move from southwest to northeast later today and tonight, some areas could see more than an inch of rain. That’s not a bad thing, as we’ve been pretty dry for a few weeks. The moisture will be nice to get! Many of us could see rain extending into Tuesday, along with cooler temps in the low 70s. Wednesday will bring us much cooler temps, with highs in the 60s and winds off Lake Superior to 20mph. That will be a big difference from the tropical conditions we have today! Another chance for significant rain arrives on Thursday. After that, it’s sunshine and 70s to close out the rest of the week, and the month.

Stay cool!

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring