/Issued 4:18 PM CDT, Monday, April 8th, 2013/
-A very impressive temperature contrast late This Afternoon. Teens and 20s in North Dakota, 70s in Central/Southern Iowa, 80s and even some 90s in parts of Oklahoma. Yowsa! Source, RAP model.
Note: I’m going with a mainly dry forecast for Duluth and Superior for the next several days. Precipitation in the form of snow, rain and possibly some freezing rain should remain south of the Twin Ports from Tuesday into Thursday. More details below.
Snowfall report for April 8, 2013
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
Ely, MN (St. Louis County) 3.5″
8 ENE of Cook, MN (St. Louis County) 3.0″
6 W of Two Harbors, MN (St. Louis County) 3.0″
Hoyt Lakes, MN (St. Louis County) 2.5″
Larsmont, MN (Lake County) 2.5″
3 ESE of Orr, MN (St. Louis County) 2.2″
4 SSW of Cotton, MN (St. Louis County) 2.2″
Mountain Iron, MN (St. Louis County) 1.5″
Two Harbors, MN (Lake County) 1.5″
9 NNW of Bayfield, WI (Bayfield County) 1.1″
Herbster, WI (Bayfield County) 1.0″
5 NW of Duluth, MN (St. Louis County) 2.0″ official NWS total.
-Snowfall map from Sunday Night-Monday AM, April 8, 2013
-Snowfall map from Saturday, April 6, 2013.
Note: Both these maps the legend can be found on the right side, match the color to your town and away you go, enjoy!
Weather Tidbits for Duluth, Minnesota:
-After last night’s snow event, the spring snowfall total (Since March 1) is at 32.3″. The average for the entire spring (March-May) is 20.5″.
-The seasonal snowfall total is at 85.1″, just 1.0″ shy of the average of 86.1″.
-Were closing in on a 100″ snow season. An additional 14.9″ of snow is needed to reach that mark. I’m not saying we will get to 100″, but if we do it would be quite amazing considering up until now we haven’t had 1 major snowstorm.
Median Ice out dates for some Northern Minnesota Lakes
Source: MNDNR.
Lake Mille Lacs:
Average Ice out date: April 25th
Earliest: March 26th, 2012
Latest: May 8th, 1975
Fleming Lake (Aitkin County)
Average Ice out date: April 18th
Earliest: April 10th, 2005
Latest: May 5th, 1996
Siseebakwet Lake (Itasca County)
Average Ice out date: April 24th
Earliest: April 5th, 2000
Latest: May 13th, 1996
Kabetogama Lake (St. Louis County)
Average Ice out date: April 29th
Earliest: April 1st, 2012
Latest: May 18th, 1996
Loon Lake (St. Louis County)
Average Ice out date: April 24th
Earliest: April 4th, 2005
Latest: May 18th, 1996
Caribou Lake (Itasca County)
Average Ice out date: April 27th
Earliest: April 3rd, 2012
Latest: May 8th, 2008
Big Sandy Lake (Aitkin County)
Average Ice out date: April 21st
Earliest: March 26th, 2012
Latest: May 4th, 1996
Today’s Weather Summary for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Mostly cloudy skies throughout the Northland with temperatures in the 30s and 40s, yes still below average for this time of year. Winds were from the north or east at 5 to 15 mph.
Forecast Discussion for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Short Term – Confidence: Medium.
Tonight (April 8th)
A frontal boundary draped from Western Nebraska to the Wisconsin/Illinois border will sag a bit to the south Tonight while high pressure of around 1034mb remains over Western Canada with strong low pressure of 984-990mb over the Central-Southern Rockies. Looks mainly dry in our area Tonight with partly to mostly cloudy skies. A wide range in low temperatures will occur with single digits and teens in far Northern Minnesota and the 20s and 30s in Eastern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin. Winds will be out of the north at 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night (April 9th)
Same setup as to Tonight with a front well to our south, high pressure to our northwest, and low pressure pulling out into the Southern-Central Plains. Some precipitation in the form of rain, snow and maybe some freezing rain is possible during this period in Southern parts of our area, generally from Brainerd to Hinckley and Pine City, east to Siren, Spooner, Winter and Park Falls. It’s possible that a winter weather headline could be issued for those areas with the potential for a couple inches of snow along with a light accumulation of ice. Dry conditions should prevail in far Northwest Wisconsin through the Twin Ports, Iron Range, North Shore and Arrowhead as high pressure to our northwest sends lots of dry air down into our area which should eat away at the precipitation as it tries to move north. Highs on Tuesday will be in the 30s and 40s with lows Tuesday Night in the teens and 20s with single digits possible in far Northern Minnesota. North or east winds are expected at 10 to 20 mph.
Extended Forecast – Confidence: Medium.
Wednesday through Friday (April 10th-12th)
Some more snow is possible at times from Wednesday into Thursday mainly affecting the Southern part of our area. There could be some additional accumulations along and south of a Brainerd to Hinckley to Hayward to Park Falls line. I’m thinking that it will stay dry north of that line through Thursday. Just too much dry air advecting south out of Canada and this should keep the precip/snow shield from making it any farther north than Central-Eastern Minnesota.
The entire area should be dry on Friday as low pressure and an upper level trough finally exits into Canada and the Eastern U.S. later this week. High temperatures will be mainly in the 30s Wednesday-Friday with lows Wednesday Night and Thursday Night in the teens and 20s.
Long Range Forecast – Confidence: Medium.
(April 13th-17th)
Saturday (13th) continues to look dry in the Northland. Changes occur from the 14th-17th as the chances for snow or rain make a return as one or two storm systems track east out of the Western U.S. Still no signs of spring as temperatures remain below seasonal averages.
5 DAY FORECAST FOR DULUTH/SUPERIOR
.Tonight… Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 25 to 30. Wind north at 5 to 15 mph.
.Tuesday… Partly to mostly cloudy. High 32 to 37. Wind east to northeast at 10 to 20 mph.
.Tuesday Night… Partly cloudy. Low 20 to 25. Wind east to northeast at 10 to 20 mph.
.Wednesday… Breezy. Partly sunny. High 30 to 35. East to northeast winds could occasionally gust to 25 mph.
.Wednesday Night… Breezy. Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 20 to 25. East to northeast winds could occasionally gust to 25 mph.
.Thursday… Breezy. Partly sunny. High 30 to 35. East to northeast winds could occasionally gust to 25 mph.
.Thursday Night… Partly cloudy. Low 20 to 25.
.Friday… Partly cloudy. High 33 to 38.
Normal temperatures for Today
High: 45
Low: 27
Sunrise Tuesday: 6:32 AM CDT
Sunset Tuesday: 7:49 PM CDT
Tim
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