Drought Update 6/1/23
6:11 PM Thursday, June 1, 2023 Abnormally dry conditions (yellow) impacting much of Minnesota and Wisconsin in this week’s drought monitor update. 65% of Minnesota is Abnormally Dry which is up from 30% last week. 66% of Wisconsin is Abnormally Dry which is up from 0.82% last week. Widespread below normal rainfall the last two […]
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Hit and miss downpours continue the next few days; 3rd driest May on record at Duluth; Warm pattern continues with cooler temps near Lake Superior; Storm Reports from Tuesday
6:05 PM Wednesday, May 31, 2023 May 2023 will be remembered as a month which featured a blocking pattern (Omega Block) along with what seems like a never-ending east wind near Lake Superior which I guess isn’t too unusual for May, but the number of days with an east wind this month does seem to […]
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Scattered rains continue the next few days with many dry hours mixed in; Warm/Humid pattern sticks around into early next week with cooler temperatures near Lake Superior
6:15 PM Tuesday, May 30, 2023 A warm and humid air mass will remain in place across the Northland the next few days with highs mainly in the 80s with lows in the 50s to around 60. Temperatures will continue to be cooler, however, near Lake Superior on a daily basis through this weekend due […]
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Warm and turning more humid with isolated to scattered rains the next few days
5:11 PM Monday, May 29, 2023 Rainfall anomalies in the Northland for May 2023 (thru 4 PM on the 29th) Ashland, WI: -2.89″ below normalDuluth, MN: -2.33″ below normalHibbing, MN: -1.79″ below normalBrainerd, MN: -1.76″ below normalInternational Falls, MN: -0.75″ below normal It’s been a very quiet start to the thunderstorm season in the Northland, […]
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Highs in the 70s and 80s through the middle of next week with occasional lake breezes/cooler temps closer to Lake Superior; Dry through Memorial Day
5:51 PM Thursday, May 25, 2023 A quiet weather pattern into at least early next week. Mild to warm afternoons and comfortable nighttime temperatures ahead. Sunshine should be plentiful through this weekend with southerly winds, but lake breezes (east wind) are likely at times within about 10 to 20 miles of Lake Superior for Friday, […]
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