Northern lights viewing opportunity tonight; Breezy and scattered showers tomorrow

WH AT WE A RE T RAC K IN G: Breezy conditions will take over the weekend period along with a chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday evening.

NEXT 24 HRS: Wind speeds will begin to quickly speed up through Saturday morning. Sustained winds will be out of the southeast, blowing at 10-15mph. Gusts could be as high as 35 mph, especially throughout the afternoon. The daytime period will also be mostly sunny and much warmer, with highs in the low to mid-80s. By Saturday evening, a frontal system will begin passing over the area, causing the winds to shift to be out of the west. This system has the opportunity to bring some showers and thunderstorms with it. As of now, areas north of I-90 have the greatest chance of seeing stronger storms, with the greatest threat being damaging winds gusts. Otherwise, accumulation is looking lighter with most areas seeing no more than 0.5 inches. Expect a 30-50% chance of showers across the area between 5-10pm.

LOOKING AHEAD: Sunday will be another breezy day with much cooler conditions. Expect highs to remain in the mid-60s with winds out of the northwest at 10-15 mph. Gusts could be as high as 30 mph, especially west of the Mississippi. Otherwise, conditions look mild for the upcoming work week. Expect temperatures to gradually warm, starting in the low-70s on Monday and possibly warming to the 80s again by next weekend. Mostly dry and sunny days will take up much of the week.

SEPTEMB ER NUMBERS & LOOKING AHEAD TO OCTOBER

Overall September ended drier and warmer than average across most of the region.  In fact, La Crosse had it's 8th warmest September on average. Average high and low temperatures continue to fall in October with all locations seeing average high temperatures in the 50s for the second half of the month.

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