Sabrina Ullman: Light rain possible this afternoon

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After a break from wet weather, rain chances return today. The Arrowhead will see a few sprinkles as early as noon. Spotty showers will become more widespread after 2 pm, with a chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms until around 11 pm.

Afternoon highs will be in the upper seventies to low eighties today. Saturday and Sunday will be similar temperature-wise.

Saturday will begin dry and have rain chances increase in the afternoon to evening. This round will have more accumulation, but still have less than an inch of expected rainfall. Friday and Saturday combined will have less than half an inch for most of the Northland.

Next week will begin with temperatures increasing a little each day, peaking in the upper eighties to mid-nineties on Wednesday. Most of the country will see well-above normal temperatures mid-week as an upper-level high dominated the central U.S.

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

Tonight

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.