ENJOY THE WARM CONDITIONS, AS COOLER TEMPERATURES & RAIN/SNOW CHANCES PICK UP AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES

The change back to standard time this past weekend may have some people thinking it was more than the clocks rolling back in recent days, given the weather conditions the past few days in the Northland.  Monday will be the culmination of this as a high-pressure system provided the region with nearly sunny skies and highs in the 50s.  A strong low-pressure system in the Hudson Bay region helped to bring strong winds with some gusts over 40 mph.  All these conditions have led to critical and near critical fire danger levels through the afternoon.

As these pressure systems move to the east, we will see winds calm Monday night as temperatures cool to the 30s for lows.  Cloud cover will be increasing through the night as a storm system from the Pacific Northwest works its way towards the western Great Lakes region.  Tuesday will see mostly cloudy skies throughout the daytime hours with light winds as highs remain warm in the upper 40s and lower half of the 50s.  Showers from the storm system will pass through late Tuesday and Tuesday night, mainly along and north of Highway 2.

After a dry Wednesday with plenty of sunshine and highs back closer to seasonal levels in the 40s, we will see an active weather pattern set up for the Northland as the jet stream settles across the Great Lakes region.  This begins Thursday as a quick moving storm system will bring a decent chance for showers for everyone.  While highs will remain in the lower half of the 40s, any precipitation that takes place during the nighttime could see snowflakes mix in at times with lows around and just below the freezing point.

Additional small storm systems will continue to push through and near the Northland Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  No one day is going to be a washout, but we will have to watch out for a rain/snow mix with temperatures continuing to cool with highs in the 30s by the weekend.  Sunday’s conditions may be the first time this season we all see a chance for just light snow showers, along with breezy winds.  We should see a break from this weather pattern early next week as the cool side of late fall takes hold.

Chief Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg