Northland Outdoors

This weekend looks to bring generally dry conditions to our region, along with some cooler weather by Sunday. Saturday looks to bring generally mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies for our region. There is a chance of some light showers and thunder showers in northern Minnesota but no big rain makers that we have been seeing a lot in the past few weeks.

Most of the Northland looks to finish up the week on a dry, with a few scattered showers lingering by Friday evening. Showers then clear out through the night Friday, and we stay much drier for the start of the weekend. By Saturday, clouds stay away for most of the morning, with a few showers lingering across northern Wisconsin early, and then showers moving into South Dakota during the evening.

Heavy rains are likely for most of the region on Sunday afternoon.

Long time Grand Forks Herald Outdoors Editor Brad Dokken joins Chad Koel for a lively discussion about the current state of our Northland Outdoors plus some reminiscing on 35 years of outdoors storytelling.

As the holiday weekend begins, there's a chance of scattered rain throughout the region. Winds will diminish after Friday with temperatures in the 60s and 70s while slightly cooler temps can be expected on Memorial Day.

We are looking at the wind making a return after what was a fairly wet week for our region. Storms from Friday night will move out of the Red River Valley area as we head into Saturday morning. These storms move with a cold front that brings strong west winds behind it for Saturday afternoon.

We are looking at a great weekend for the upcoming fishing opener in Minnesota. The wind from Friday will die down and be much lighter as we head into the night. Waking up early Saturday morning the winds will be light, and lows will be in the 40s and 50s throughout the region.

On this episode of the Northland Outdoors Podcast, hall-of-fame angler Steve Pennaz joins host Chad Koel to discuss early season fishing tactics, the wonderful traditions around the Minnesota walleye fishing opener and the overall health of fisheries in the state.

Plus, Lake-of-the-Woods Tourism Executive Director Joe Henry tells us what kind of bite to expect on Lake-of-the-Woods on opening weekend.

As we go into the first weekend of May, we see a return fo the warm spring temperatures by Sunday. The last of the late week rain showers move out Friday night and early Saturday morning. Any remianing showers in eastern Minnesota and sprinkles in the Red River Valley will clear out by the afternoon.

This weekend will bring a nice rain for the entire region. The rain starts off Friday and continues into the weekend. Saturday will have rain showers and even a rumble of thunder possible throughout the day. Winds will also get breezy at times thanks to the low pressure system moving through the region.

This weekend brings back the sunshine for a majority of the region, and temperatures will warm up in response. Friday evening will still be cloudy with areas in northern Minnesota and the Red River Valley seeing occasional snow flurries. These clear on out as we head into a sunny Saturday afternoon. Sunday will also see a big jump in temperatures with 50s and 60s making a return.