/Issued 2:54 PM CST, Monday, January 20, 2014/
*The 2 maps below show the pattern at 500mb for Saturday and for next Monday.
PV on the map=Center of the Polar Vortex.
X’s on the map represent shots of extreme cold that will break off from the center of the vortex which will cover Hudson Bay and Eastern Canada.
-500mb forecast valid for Saturday, January 25, 2014. Source, Weather Prediction Center.
-500mb forecast valid for Monday, January 27, 2014. Source, Weather Prediction Center.
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*WIND CHILL ADVISORY*
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
A wind chill advisory has been issued for all of Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin.
Timing:
9 PM Tonight until 12 PM CST Tuesday.
Counties included in the advisory:
Koochiching MN
Itasca MN
Cass MN
Crow Wing MN
Aitkin MN
Pine MN
Carlton MN
St. Louis MN
Lake MN
Cook MN
Douglas WI
Bayfield WI
Ashland WI
Iron WI
Burnett WI
Washburn WI
Sawyer WI
Price WI
Some cities included in the advisory:
International Falls…Grand Rapids…Walker…Brainerd…Pine City…Cloquet…Duluth…Hibbing…Ely…Two Harbors…Grand Marais…Superior…Bayfield…Ashland…Hurley…Siren…Spooner…Hayward…and Park Falls.
Wind Chill values:
25 below to 40 below. Under these conditions exposed flesh can experience frost bite if precautions are not taken.
**A wind chill advisory means that very cold air and light winds will combine to generate to dangerous wind chill values to those outdoors**
-NWS hazards map.
Light blue=Wind chill advisory.
Darker blue=Wind chill warning.
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Snowfall report for January 19-20, 2014
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
Hertel, WI (Burnett County) 1.5″
Moose Lake, MN (Carlton County) 1.0″
Iron Junction, MN (St. Louis County) 1.0″
4 S of Bruno, MN (Pine County) 1.3″
Butternut, WI (Ashland County) 1.0″
4 S of Sawyer, MN (Carlton County) 1.7″
5 S of Herbster, WI (Bayfield County) 3.8″
Mouth Of Brule, WI (Douglas County) 2.0″
Lake Nebagamon, WI (Douglas County) 3.0″
Cornucopia, WI (Bayfield County) 4.0″
2 W of Washburn, WI (Bayfield County) 2.0″
5 NW of Duluth, MN (St. Louis County) 0.6″ — Official NWS total.
Poplar, WI (Douglas County) 4.0″
3 E of Wright, MN (Carlton County) 1.6″
Ashland, WI (Ashland County) 3.3″
9 N of Bayfield, WI (Bayfield County) 6.0″
Solon Springs, WI (Douglas County) 1.5″
Hawthorne, WI (Douglas County) 3.0″
Temperature and precipitation report for Duluth, MN (Airport location)
January 12-18, 2014
High temperatures:
1/12: 34F/15 degrees above normal
1/13: 30F/11 degrees above normal
1/14: 14F/5 degrees below normal
1/15: 17F/2 degrees below normal
1/16: 30F/11 degrees above normal
1/17: 12F/7 degrees below normal
1/18: 21F/2 degrees above normal
Low temperatures:
1/12: 21F/20 degrees above normal
1/13: 10F/9 degrees above normal
1/14: 3F/2 degrees above normal
1/15: -5F/6 degrees below normal
1/16: 7F/6 degrees above normal
1/17: -3F/4 degrees below normal
1/18: 4F/3 degrees above normal
Total precipitation: 0.30″
Normal: 0.23″
Departure: +0.07″
Today’s Weather Summary for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
The arctic flood gates are open for business once again. High pressure of 1036mb is building southeast out of Saskatchewan and Manitoba Province Today while a couple of disturbances drop S/SE through the Upper Midwest which has led to some snow showers and flurries around the region Today with generally minor accumulations with heavier snowfall of the lake effect variety affecting parts of the South Shore of Lake Superior late last night and This Morning. Temperatures This Afternoon were in the single digits below to single digits above zero with northerly winds at 5 to around 20 mph. Late Afternoon wind chills ranged from the single digits below to 20s below zero.
Forecast Discussion for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
Short Term Forecast – Confidence: High.
Tonight (January 20)
Clear to partly cloudy skies will be found in our area Tonight as high pressure moves over the Northern Plains. Bitterly cold temperatures will occur Tonight with lows in the teens, 20s, and 30s below. North or northwest winds are expected at 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night (January 21)
High pressure moves off to the south/east this period while low pressure heads into the Northern Plains and then east/southeast from there. Partly to mostly cloudy skies can be expected this period with snow showers and flurries at times mainly from Tuesday PM through Tuesday Night. Highs will be in the single digits to around 10 above with lows in the single digits below to single digits above zero. Winds will be out of the west or south at 5 to 15 mph.
Extended Forecast – Confidence: High.
Wednesday through Friday (January 22-24)
A reinforcing shot of arctic air moves into the area Wednesday and Thursday as low pressure moves over the Great Lakes while high pressure builds south/southeast out of Central Canada. Snow showers and flurries are possible on Wednesday with mainly dry weather on Thursday. Snow showers and flurries could return on Friday thanks to another disturbance that’ll affect the Northland.
Highs on Wednesday will be in the single digits to lower teens. Highs on Thursday will be in the single digits below to single digits above zero. Highs on Friday will be in the teens. Lows Wednesday Night will be in the teens, 20s, and 30s below. Lows Thursday Night will be in the single digits and teens below.
Note: Snowfall amounts from Tuesday PM – Wednesday should only be around 1″, a few lucky spots might get up to 2″. The South Shore of Lake Superior may see another round of heavier lake effect snow from Wednesday into early Thursday as winds turn to the north.
Long Range Forecast – Confidence: High.
(January 25-30)
Below average temperatures through this period with a shot of brutally cold air possible between the 25th-27th. NW flow continues, no big snow events as a result from that, but a minor snow event could hit the Northland every now and then.
5 DAY FORECAST FOR DULUTH/SUPERIOR
*WIND CHILL ADVISORY*
Timing: 9 PM Tonight until 12 PM CST Tuesday.
.Tonight… Bitterly cold with dangerous wind chills. Clear to partly cloudy. Low 16 below to 21 below. Wind north to northwest at 5 to 15 mph. Wind chills 25 below to 40 below.
.Tuesday… Cold. Mostly sunny in the Morning. Increasing cloudiness in the Afternoon. High 2 to 7. Wind becoming southwest at 10 to 15 mph. Morning wind chills 25 below to 40 below.
.Tuesday Night… Snow showers and flurries. Accumulations less than 1″. Mostly cloudy. Low 0 to 5 below. Wind west to southwest at 5 to 15 mph.
.Wednesday… Snow showers and flurries. Considerable cloudiness. High 5 to 10.
.Wednesday Night… Very cold. Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 15 below to 20 below.
.Thursday… Partly cloudy. Cold. High 3 below to 2 above.
.Thursday Night… Partly cloudy. Low 5 below to 10 below.
.Friday… Partly to mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. High 15 to 20.
Normal temperatures for Today
High: 19
Low: 1
Sunrise Tuesday: 7:45 AM CST
Sunset Tuesday: 4:56 PM CST
Tim
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