Issued at 4:39 PM CST, Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
…Historic Blizzard leaves behind 1 to 2 feet of snow and 40-70 mph winds from the Midwest to Southern Great Lakes…
Here are some selected snowfall totals from various National Weather Service Offices:
2 miles east-southeast of Antioch, Illinois: 27.0″
Ottawa, Illinois: 21.5″
Grand Rapids, Michigan: 16.0″
4 miles north-northeast of Kenosha, Wisconsin: 24.0″
3 miles west-northwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 18.0″
3 miles west-southwest of Madison, Wisconsin: 17.1″
Green Bay, Wisconsin: 5.0″
Davenport, Iowa: 19.7″
Morgan, Minnesota: 11.0″
Montevideo, Minnesota: 5.3″
Minneapolis, Minnesota: 4.7″
Low temperature report for Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011. Source: NWS Duluth, Minnesota.
International Falls, MN: -27 degrees
Hibbing, MN: -18 degrees
Ely, MN: -26 degrees
Crane Lake, MN: -33 degrees
Bigfork, MN: -27 degrees
Longville, MN: -17 degrees
Pine River, MN: -20 degrees
Aitkin, MN: -15 degrees
Cass Lake, MN: -18 degrees
Littlefork, MN: -20 degrees
Walker, MN: -15 degrees
Babbitt, MN: -31 degrees
Embarrass, MN: -35 degrees
Kabetogama, MN: -28 degrees
3 miles east of Orr, MN: -29 degrees
2 miles south of Tower, MN: -31 degrees
Weather Headlines:
*Couple days of milder temperatures ahead
*More shots of arctic air by next week
*Northwesterly flow keeps the threat of any Rockies/Southern U.S. storm from affecting the Upper Midwest on the low side.
Weather History:
On this date in 1996: A record low temperature of -39 degrees occurred at Duluth, Minnesota.
On this date in 1991: A record high temperature of 47 degrees occurred at Duluth, Minnesota.
Forecast Discussion for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Today’s Weather:
Arctic high pressure of 1040mb has moved into Eastern Colorado late This Afternoon with a return flow and warm air advection overspreading the Upper Midwest Today. High temperatures under mainly sunny skies were generally in the teens across our area Today with winds out of the southwest 10-20 mph with some higher gusts.
Today’s Upper Level Analysis:
Northwest 500mb flow covered the Upper Midwest per RUC model analysis. An upper level low was dropping south-southeast through the Southern Rockies/Western High Plains per water vapor satellite imagery while a southwest 500mb flow was found ahead of this H5 low from the Southern Plains to the East Coast along with a very strong upper level jet ranging from 140-160 knots Today.
Tonight:
Clear to partly cloudy skies will be the rule with temperatures not as harsh as previous nights thanks to southwesterly winds and continued warm air advection. Lows Tonight will be in the single digits below to single digits above zero, but winds gusting to 15-25 mph will result in another night of very cold wind chills which will range from -10 to -25 degrees.
Thursday and Thursday Night:
Low pressure will pass by well to our north with a trough extending southwest of that low passing across our local area during this period. A few flurries are possible Tomorrow and Tomorrow Night under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the teens and 20s with lows mainly in the teens. Winds will be out of the southwest or west at 10-25 mph.
Extended Forecast:
Friday through Sunday will be unsettled at times as weak disturbances drop south/east through the Upper Midwest. Scattered snow showers and flurries with up to one inch accumulation are possible this weekend, but no major storm systems are anticipated at this time. High temperatures for Friday and Saturday will be in the 20s and 30s with lows Friday Night and Sautrday Night in the teens and lower 20s. Note: A return to arctic air appears likely per long range model trends for the early to mid part of next week.
5 Day Forecast for Duluth/Superior
.Tonight… Mostly clear. Low zero to 5 above. Wind southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Lowest wind chill values of 10 below to 20 below.
.Thursday… Considerable cloudiness. Flurries possible. High 17 to 22. Wind southwest at 10 to 20 mph.
.Thursday Night… Considerable cloudiness. Flurries possible. Low 12 to 17. Wind west to southwest at 5 to 15 mph.
.Friday… Mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. High 25 to 30.
.Friday Night… Mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. Low 15 to 20.
.Saturday… Partly sunny. Flurries possible. High 28 to 33.
.Saturday Night… Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 15 to 20.
.Sunday… Mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. High 20 to 25.
Normal temperatures for Today
High: 21
Low: 1
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:31 AM CST
Sunset Tomorrow: 5:15 PM CST
Tim
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