Justin Liles: A hot weekend is coming

Despite how dry our weather is, there is a potential for some light rain tonight. There isn’t much expected as our drier conditions will likely limit the amount of moisture that hits the ground. High pressure tracking south through middle third of the country will create a ridge of hot air over the upper Midwest this weekend. Our highs will likely skyrocket this weekend. We’re likely to see temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s.

The last time we had 90° to start of September was in 1984. Sunday will be hottest day of the weekend. This will likely be a record setting day with daytime highs plus heat indices could approach 100° Sunday. Triple digit heat is not common in the Northland. Duluth has only recorded three 100° or more days ever. All three of them were in July. Now, these are actual temps and not heat index. So, the chance at 100° is very rare. It does look as if we may see some thunderstorms returning late Tuesday into Wednesday.

TONIGHT
A chance of sprinkles before midnight, then a chance of sprinkles after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
FRIDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Sunny and hot, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
LABOR DAY
Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
TUESDAY
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
WEDNESDAY
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
THURSDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.