Justin Liles: Weather ramping up for remainder of week

Widespread rain showers will continue tonight and tomorrow and there is a chance for t-storms, mainly in northwest Wisconsin. Heavy rainfall could cause minor flooding in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. By Thursday, heavy rain changing to wintry mix/snow, isolated t-storms in northwest Wisconsin. Increasing NE winds. Snow begins over north-central MN.

During this time, freezing rain may accumulate up north in some places from the Iron Range to the International Border. As Friday rolls in a wintry mix turns to all snow, with heavy snowfall accumulations in northern Minnesota. Winds will pick up too, especially in northern Minnesota and may create blowing and drifting snow. By Saturday, there will be colder North-northwest winds. Lingering lake effect snow along the south shore Snow Belt region is likely.

Tonight
Showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 40. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. High near 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 39. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph..
Thursday
Showers before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 45. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow showers likely, becoming all snow after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy, with a northeast wind 15 to 25 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Veterans Day
A chance of snow showers, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.