/Issued 3:21 PM CST, Monday, March 3, 2014/
Radar snapshot from around 4:20 PM Today. Darker blue colors indicate somewhat heavier snowfall. White is generally very light snow.
Upper Midwest radar loop ending at 4:15 PM CST.
Record cold temperatures in the Northland This Morning, details below.
Low temperature report for This Morning March 3, 2014
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, MN
Aitkin, MN: -24F
Cloquet, MN: -24F
3 E of Wright, MN: -31F
Moose Lake, MN: -27F
Longville, MN: -29F
Cass Lake, MN: -29F
Pine River, MN: -26F
Grand Marais, MN (Airport) -18F
Brainerd, MN: -23F
Bigfork, MN: -35F
Grand Rapids, MN: -27F
International Falls, MN: -30F
Littlefork, MN: -32F
Northome, MN: -24F
Silver Bay, MN: -29F
Two Harbors, MN: -17F
Bruno, MN: -26F
Hinckley, MN: -24F
Embarrass, MN: -44F
3 E of Orr, MN: -34F
Crane Lake, MN: -36F
3 NNW of Cotton, MN: -37F
Ely, MN: -33F
Cook, MN: -33F
Orr, MN: -31F
Duluth, MN (NWS) -25F
Duluth, MN (Airport) -23F
Glidden, WI: -27F
Siren, WI: -24F
Superior, WI: -21F
Phillips, WI: -30F
Hayward, WI: -30F
8 WNW of Minong, WI: -35F
Weather tidbits:
*Winter of 2013-2014 was the 9th coldest on record at Minneapolis/St. Paul with an average temperature of 9.7 degrees.
* St. Cloud, Minnesota had their 4th coldest winter on record with an average temperature during the 2013-2014 season of 5.5 degrees.
*Eau Claire, Wisconsin tied for their coldest winter on record with an average temperature of 7.5 degrees this ties with 1903-1904 for the all-time coldest.
*Rochester, Minnesota had their 5th coldest winter on record with an average temperature of 8.8 degrees.
*La Crosse, Wisconsin had their 5th coldest winter on record with an average temperature of 11.6 degrees.
*RECORD EVENT*
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
Record low temperature at Duluth, Minnesota Today March 3, 2014. New record: 23 below. Old record: 21 below set in 1982.
Record low temperature at International Falls, Minnesota Today, March 3, 2014. New record: 33 below. Old record: 28 below set in 1996.
Today’s Weather Summary for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
High pressure of 1032mb has shifted off to our southeast Today with a southerly flow now in place across our area. A disturbance moving southeast out of the Northern Plains combined with some warm air advection has led to the development of some snow This Afternoon along and south of Highway 2 with accumulations generally of 1″ or less thus far. Highs Today were in the single digits and teens with west or south winds at under 15 mph.
Forecast Discussion for NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin
Short Term Forecast – Confidence: High.
Tonight (March 3)
Snow will occur over parts of the Northland Tonight with accumulations in the 1-3″ along and south of Highway 2 with generally less than 1″ along the North Shore, Iron Range and Borderland areas. The cold airmass in place should make this a fluffy snow with ratios averaging 20:1. Lows will range from around 10 below in far Northern Minnesota to the single digits above zero in Eastern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin. Winds will be out of the south, west, or north at around 10 mph.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night (March 4)
Partly to mostly cloudy skies are expected this period. Another disturbance is forecast to move southeast out of the Northern Plains but this one looks like it will track farther SW compared to the one Tonight so this should keep most of the snow west/south of our area. There still could be some flurries or a little light snow, however, mainly around the Brainerd Lakes area Tomorrow Night.
Highs on Tuesday will be in the teens to around 20 degrees with lows in the 10 below to single digits above zero range. Winds will turn to the east this period at 5 to 15 mph.
Extended Forecast – Confidence: High.
Wednesday through Friday (March 5-7)
High pressure over Ontario should keep us dry on Wednesday. The next chance for some snow occurs between Wednesday Night-Friday Morning as low pressure and a cold front work east out of the Northern Rockies. This doesn’t look like a big snow event but there could be a few inches of snow across the Northland later this week.
High temperatures will range from the single digits to around 20 on Wednesday with lows in the single digits and teens below to single digits above zero. Highs Thursday and Friday will be in the teens and 20s with lows Thursday Night in the single digits and teens.
There is a slight risk for at least 4″ of snow in Northern Minnesota on Thursday, higher probability north of the border in Southern Ontario. Source, Weather Prediction Center.
Long Range Forecast – Confidence: High.
(March 8-13)
A bit of a roller coaster in terms of temperatures. Below average temps on the 8th; Near normal temperatures on the 9th-10th; trending below average once again during the 11th-13th time frame. Note: Keep in eye on the 10th-11th that’s when we could see some snow over the Northland or close to our area as a large low pressure system develops over the Plains before it tracks toward the east.
5 DAY FORECAST FOR DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
.Tonight… Light snow and flurries. Accumulations of around 1-2″ possible. Low 0 to 5. Wind west to southwest around 10 mph.
.Tuesday… Partly cloudy. High 14 to 19. Wind becoming east at 5 to 15 mph.
.Tuesday Night… Partly cloudy. Low 0 to 5 below. Wind east around 10 mph.
.Wednesday… Partly to mostly cloudy. High 15 to 20.
.Wednesday Night… Mostly cloudy. Low 5 to 10.
.Thursday… Mostly cloudy. Light snow or flurries possible. High 20 to 25.
.Thursday Night… Mostly cloudy. Light snow or flurries possible. Low 10 to 15.
.Friday… Partly to mostly cloudy. Flurries possible. High 17 to 22.
Normal temperatures for Tomorrow
High: 30
Low: 13
Sunrise Tuesday: 6:43 AM CST
Sunset Tuesday: 5:59 PM CST
Tim
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