Issued at 7:46 PM CST, Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
Low temperature report for Wednesday, December 15th, 2010. Source: NWS Duluth, Minnesota.
Duluth, MN: -11 degrees
International Falls, MN: -13 degrees
Hibbing, MN: -20 degrees
Ashland, WI: -10 degrees
Hayward, WI: -19 degrees
Sky Harbor, MN: -6 degrees
Grand Marais, MN: -18 degrees
Ely, MN: -24 degrees
Crane Lake, MN: -24 degrees
Eveleth, MN: -18 degrees
Superior, WI: -11 degrees
Siren, WI: -19 degrees
Phillips, WI: -20 degrees
Bruno, MN: -20 degrees
3 miles east of Wright, MN: -20 degrees
Littlefork, MN: -27 degrees
Babbitt, MN: -34 degrees
Embarrass, MN: -30 degrees
Kabetogama, MN: -23 degrees
3 miles east of Orr, MN: -30 degrees
2 miles south of Tower, MN: -26 degrees
Butternut, WI: -18 degrees
Gurney, WI: -15 degrees
Park Falls, WI: -15 degrees
Upson, WI: -22 degrees
4 miles west of Clam Lake, WI: -18 degrees
Gordon, WI: -20 degrees
Forecast Discussion for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Today’s Weather:
Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies continued Today with high temperatures in the teens and lower 20s with light winds under 12 mph. Surface map at 7 PM CST featured high pressure of 1022 mb over Western Ontario Province while a broad low pressure trough averaging 1010 mb covered the Northern Plains.
Today’s Upper Level Analysis:
500mb pattern remains unchanged and very little change is anticipated for at least the next 5-7 days, possibly even longer than that. The pattern is blocked up with a persistent upper level low in place across Northeast Canada/Northeast U.S. with the upper low pushing west at times. A fast near zonal flow covered the Southern tier of the U.S., while a large upper level trough covered Western Canada and parts of the Northern U.S., this upper trough can’t move into the Upper Midwest thanks to the stubborn block to our northeast, thus it’s detoured west/south of our local area.
Tonight through Thursday Night:
Partly to mostly cloudy skies will be found in our area during this period with a few light lake effect snow showers or flurries possible mostly along the South Shore of Lake Superior, accumulations if any will be minimal due to a very dry airmass. Snow associated with the Northern Plains trough will pass west-south of us Tonight and Tomorrow, several inches of snow are expected for parts of the Dakotas and Western through the Southern half of Minnesota where winter weather warnings and advisories are in effect. The northern fringe of this snow may push north to the Brainerd Lakes area for a time late Tonight/Tomorrow Morning with up to an inch of accumulation possible. Low temperatures Tonight and Thursday Night will be in the single digits below to above zero with some teens and 20s below zero especially Tonight in the typical cold spots. Highs on Thursday will be in the teens to lower 20s. Winds will be out of the north under 20 mph during this period.
Extended Forecast:
An area of low pressure will move west into Central Canada from Friday through the weekend, snow with this system looks to stay north of our area with just some flurries or snow showers possible at times across our local area. Another area of low pressure is then forecast to shift E/SE out of the Western High Plains late this weekend or early next week, but this system should remain south of our area, unless the N/NW 500mb flow can break down by that time which would allow that system to track a little farther north. High temperatures for Friday and Saturday will be mainly in the teens with lows in the single digits below to above zero Friday Night and Saturday Night.
5 Day Forecast for Duluth/Superior
.Tonight… Partly cloudy. Low 3 below to 2 above. Wind north under 12 mph.
.Thursday… Partly sunny. High 13 to 18. Wind northwest at 10 to 15 mph.
.Thursday Night… Partly cloudy. Low zero to 5 above. Wind northwest at 10 to 15 mph.
.Friday… Partly sunny. High 10 to 15.
.Friday Night… Mostly cloudy. Low 1 below to 4 above.
.Saturday… Partly sunny. High 12 to 17.
.Saturday Night… Mostly cloudy. Low zero to 5 below.
.Sunday… Partly sunny. High 10 to 15.
Normal temperatures for Tomorrow:
High: 22 degrees
Low: 5 degrees
Tim