/Issued 4:30 PM CST, Thursday, January 30, 2014/
-Area in light blue is under a wind chill advisory for Tonight and Friday AM. Source, NWS hazards map.
Snowfall report for January 30, 2014
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
7 NW of Phillips, WI (Price County) 6.0″
Winter, WI (Sawyer County) 4.1″
Loretta, WI (Sawyer County) 4.0″
Radisson, WI (Sawyer County) 4.0″
Stone Lake, WI (Sawyer County) 3.5″
2 WSW of Hayward, WI (Sawyer County) 3.0″
Gile, WI (Iron County) 3.0″
Webb Lake, WI (Burnett County) 1.6″
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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.
Timing:
9 PM Tonight until 12 PM CST Friday.
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
Some cities included in the advisory:
International Falls
Grand Rapids
Walker
Brainerd
Aitkin
Hinckley
Cloquet
Duluth
Hibbing
Ely
Crane Lake
Two Harbors
Silver Bay
Grand Marais
Wind chill values:
25 below to 40 below from late This Evening through Friday Morning. Under these conditions frostbite can occur in as little as 10 to 30 minutes on exposed skin.
**A wind chill advisory means that very cold air and winds will combine to generate low wind chills. This will result in frostbite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken**
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*WIND CHILL ADVISORY*
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
A wind chill advisory has been issued for all of Northwest Wisconsin.
Timing:
Midnight Tonight until Noon CST Friday.
Counties included in the advisory:
Douglas WI
Bayfield WI
Ashland WI
Iron WI
Burnett WI
Washburn WI
Sawyer WI
Price WI
Some cities included in the advisory:
Superior
Bayfield
Ashland
Hurley
Siren
Shell Lake
Hayward
Park Falls
Wind chill values:
25 below to 35 below after Midnight. Under these conditions frostbite can occur in as little as 10 to 30 minutes on exposed skin.
**A wind chill advisory means that very cold air and strong winds will combine to generate low wind chills. This will result in frostbite and lead to hypothermia if precautions are not taken**
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Today’s Weather Summary for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
A vigorous disturbance along with an area of low pressure passed through the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Today. This system brought a band of significant snow to parts of Southern, Central, and Eastern Minnesota, and over much of Western, Central, and Northern Wisconsin Today. This snow also affected Southern portions of the Northland with several inches of accumulation reported especially over parts of Sawyer, Price, and Iron Counties.
Clouds decreased from NW-SE This Afternoon as the system responsible in producing the Morning snow moved away. Highs Today ranged from the single digits below zero in Northern Minnesota to the teens above in Eastern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin. Winds were out of the north or northwest at 10 to 25 mph.
Forecast Discussion for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
Short Term Forecast – Confidence: High.
Tonight (January 30)
More arctic air moves in Tonight as high pressure settles into the Northern Plains. Clear to partly cloudy skies are forecast Tonight with lows in the single digits, teens, and 20s below with a few spots possibly falling into the 30s below. Winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 20 mph with wind chill values of 25 below to 40 below developing by late This Evening.
Friday and Friday Night (January 31)
January ends on a cold note but that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given the weather pattern we’ve seen most of the winter.
Partly cloudy skies are expected this period with highs ranging from around zero to the low teens. Friday Night’s low temperatures will be in the single digits, teens, and 20s below. Winds will shift to the southwest at 10 to 15 mph as we get on the backside of high pressure which will move south/east of our area.
Extended Forecast – Confidence: High.
Saturday through Monday (February 1-3)
A few snow showers and flurries are expected on Saturday as a weak system passes through the Northland, otherwise this period looks generally dry. High temperatures on Saturday will be in the teens and 20s cooling to the single digits to around 10 above for Sunday and Monday. Lows Saturday Night and Sunday Night will range from the single digits below to 20s below.
-1 cold shot, 2 cold shot, go…
EURO model valid for next Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Purple colors on this map represent bitterly cold temperatures.
-Hey! Look what’s reloading to our north on Sunday, February 9, 2014. Massive blob of purple coldness, more than likely that will find it’s way into Minnesota sooner or later. Source, 12z EURO model.
Long Range Forecast – Confidence: High.
(February 4-9)
Below average temperatures with little to no snow through this period.
5 DAY FORECAST FOR DULUTH and SUPERIOR
*WIND CHILL ADVISORY for Duluth*
Timing: 9 PM Tonight until NOON CST Friday.
*WIND CHILL ADVISORY for Superior*
Timing: Midnight Tonight until NOON CST Friday.
.Tonight… Bitterly cold. Mostly clear. Low 12 below to 17 below. Wind northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Wind chill values 25 below to 40 below.
.Friday… Cold. Mostly sunny. High 2 to 7. Wind southwest at 10 to 15 mph. Morning wind chill values 25 below to 40 below.
.Friday Night… Very cold. Clear to partly cloudy. Low 10 below to 15 below. Wind southwest at 5 to 15 mph.
.Saturday… Partly to mostly cloudy. Snow flurries possible. High 15 to 20.
.Saturday Night… Partly cloudy. Low 10 below to 15 below.
.Sunday… Mostly sunny. High 2 to 7.
.Sunday Night… Mostly clear. Low 10 below to 15 below.
.Monday… Partly cloudy. High 5 to 10.
Normal temperatures for Tomorrow
High: 20
Low: 2
Sunrise Friday: 7:34 AM CST
Sunset Friday: 5:11 PM CST
Tim
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