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Brainerd Lakes Area Weather

Current
	Tonight: Isolated showers possibly in the southern areas, otherwise, partly cloudy with a low near 51. Winds should be light.
Forecast
	4th of July: Sunny & pleasant with a high near 79. NNW wind at near 5 MPH.
	Sunday: Mostly sunny and seasonal with a high near 81.
Extended Forecast
	Monday: Partly sunny. High 82. Tuesday: Partly sunny, chance of thunderstorms. High near 84.

Tony Says...

A batch of rain and thunderstorms will track east southeast from South Dakota Friday and graze the southern third of Minnesota later Friday. Other than that the Gopher State should have a dry and very pleasant weather setup through the Holiday weekend. Comfortable nights, and mild sunny days appear to be the rule with high pressure nearby. Low temperatures will range from the 40s in northern Minnesota to the mid 50s in the south. High temperatures will generally be from the upper 70s to lower 80s. Humidity will be fairly low. Next week, hotter and more humid air will gradually push in and south winds return. Temperatures could sneak into the lower 90s by Wednesday or Thursday. We will also have a better chance of thunderstorms.

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Tony Schumacher - Owner and Chief Meteorologist for Great Lakes Weather Service

Tony Schumacher grew up in north central Wisconsin on a dairy farm near Dorchester. Tony received his B.S. Degree in meteorology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He began his career in 1993 as a staff meteorologist for Great Lakes Weather Service and WSAW-TV in Wausau, Wisconsin. Besides the TV duties at the station, Tony provided forecasts for dozens of radio stations along with writing daily weather columns for the Wausau Daily Herald and the Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Tony has obtained the official certification for Doppler Radar interpretation and earned the distinguished American Meteorology Society Seal of Approval for TV weather in 1995. Moving on to the Green Bay area, Tony worked for WFRV-TV from 1997 to 1999, handling the weekend weather duties and forecasting for four radio stations in Green Bay, the Fox Valley and Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In March 1999, Tony returned to Wausau to head up the Live Super Doppler 9000 Storm Team at WAOW-TV and pursue a purchase of Great Lakes Weather Service. Tony has also written over 60 weather columns for the regional magazine, Silent Sports. Tony has been awarded the Wausau Area's favorite meteorologist award 8 years in a row by the City Pages Newspaper reader's survey.

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