It’s been a wet start to the day, with more than a quarter inch of rain already recorded, and with steady rainfall expected through the evening commute, a decent amount of accumulation is likely. The rain will begin tapering off in the early evening, transitioning to scattered showers across the metro, valleys, and coast by Saturday.

A First Alert for some accumulations in the Northwoods, along with slippery travel conditions. The next opportunity for snow showers is on Monday across parts of the region. Following that, a winter storm could be brewing for mid to late week,

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The wind will be westerly at 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 20 mph. The First Alert Weather Day will still be in place.

Highs will top out in the low-40s in the Northwoods and mid to upper-40s further south as many record highs are expected to be broken. A cold front will pass through late tomorrow night into Friday morning,