Prepared by Great Lakes Weather Service:   Fri. 9-03-10           6:30 a.m.                

Meteorologist:  Tony Schumacher

 

Region 4 - Northern Wisconsin

(Iron, Price, Vilas, Oneida, Lincoln Counties)

 

Observed low temperatures last night:

**black locations are mostly non-cranberry sites, measuring temperature 6 feet above ground.

**red locations are from cranberry beds, measuring temperature at vine level.

 

Hurley

54

Presque Isle

 55

Rhinelander Airport

55

Manitowish Waters (Alder Lake Cranberry)

Boulder Junction

 55

Monico

55

Glidden

 54

Minocqua Airport

 55

Harshaw (Rocky Run)

 

Fifield

 54

Phelps

 54

Tomahawk  Airport

55

Phillips Airport

 55

Eagle River Airport

 55

Merrill Airport

55

 

Discussion:      A strong low pressure system northeast of Lake Superior is driving strong west to northwest winds across the region Friday along with unseasonably cold air and clouds.  Scattered light showers will also be found through Friday evening with a bit heavier amounts in extreme northern Wisconsin where lake effect will contribute to the moisture.  Temperatures could drop to the upper 30s or so Friday night, but there will likely still be clouds and enough wind at least in the first half of the night from preventing it from get down toward freezing.  The coldest readings Friday night could be in western and southwest Wisconsin where the skies will clear the soonest.  Saturday night should be the coldest with clear skies and light winds.  A frost appears likely.  Then temperatures will gradually moderate into early next week.  After sunshine Saturday and Sunday, the next chance of showers arrives Monday.

 

Forecast      **The forecast low temperature is for vine level**    

 

Friday   Friday night

      

 

6 – 9 am     

9 am-Noon  

Noon –

3 pm    

3 - 6 pm        

6 – 9 pm      

9 pm-Midnight    

Midnight - 3 am      

3 - 6 am

Sky

Cloudy

Cloudy

Cloudy

Cloudy

Cloudy

Cloudy

Mostly cloudy

Mostly to partly cloudy

Temp

52 - 56

52 - 57

54 - 59

54 - 59

50 - 54

45 - 51

43 - 48

39 - 45

Dew  point

48 - 53

45 - 50

43 - 48

41 - 46

40 - 45

39 - 44

38 - 43

38 - 43

Wind

W

12 - 25

NW

15 - 35

NW

15 - 35

NW

15 - 30

NW

10 - 20

NW

9 - 16

NW

7 - 14

NW

5 - 12

Rain chance

50% 

50%

50%

50%

40%

40% esp. north

30% north

0%

Rain amount

0 - .03”

0 - .03”

0 - .05”

0 - .03”

0 - .02”

0 - .01”

trace

0

 

 

Saturday – Saturday night

 

 

6 am – Noon

Noon – 6 pm

6 pm - Midnight

Midnight – 6 am

Sky

Partly sunny

Partly cloudy

Clear

Clear  

Temp

39 - 53

53 - 62

38 - 61

29 - 37 frost likely

Dew Point

36 - 41

36 - 41

35 - 40

31 - 40

Wind

NW 7 - 17

NW 10 - 20

NW to W 2 - 8

W 0 - 3

Rain Chance

 0%

0%

0%

0%

Rain Amount

0 

0

0

0

 

 

Extended Outlook

 

 

Sun-  Sun. night:                 Partly cloudy Sunday, clouds thicken Sun. night.

High:  67 - 72            Low:   43 - 49

 

Mon-  Mon. night:                Mostly cloudy.  40% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms.

High:  69 - 74            Low:   53 - 58

 

Tue-  Tue. night:                Mostly cloudy, 40% chance of spotty showers.

High:  69 - 74            Low:   46 - 51

 

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