/Issued 3:10 PM CST, Thursday, December 25, 2014/
There’s a slight risk for at least 4″ of snow Friday Night and Saturday to the south/southeast of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin (Blue area on the map) Source, Weather Prediction Center.
19z RAP model snowfall accumulation forecast ending at 7 AM Friday. Not much snow in the Northland Tonight — maybe a dusting to an inch in a few spots mainly south of Highway 2.
Weather Summary for December 25, 2014
Location: Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Generally cloudy skies and unseasonably mild temperatures on this Christmas Day 2014. High temperatures were in the 30s with west, southwest, or northwest winds at 5 to 15 mph. A cold front has been moving east-southeast through northern and central Minnesota Today with some light snow or mixed precipitation at times affecting portions of east central Minnesota and the southern portions of northwest Wisconsin.
Forecast Discussion for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
Short Term Forecast – Confidence: High.
Tonight (December 25)
A few areas of low pressure will be centered to our south while a cold front continues to move southeast through the Northland. Mostly cloudy skies will continue Tonight. An area of light snow or mixed precipitation affecting parts of east central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin should taper off during the Evening hours, but a new area of mainly light snow and flurries is expected to develop later in the night affecting locations along and south of Highway 2. Lows will be in the 20s to lower 30s with winds turning to the north or northwest at 5 to 15 mph.
Friday and Friday Night (December 26)
A frontal boundary will be located well to our south/east while a few waves of low pressure ride northeast along this boundary. High pressure builds south into the northern Plains. Light snow and flurries are possible during the Morning hours across east central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. The rest of Friday looks dry. By Friday Night there could be another round of light snow that affects portions of northwest Wisconsin while mainly dry weather prevails in northern Minnesota. Highs on Friday will be in the 20s and 30s with lows Friday Night in the teens and 20s. Winds during this period will be out of the north at 10 to 20 mph.
Extended Forecast – Confidence: High.
Saturday through Monday (December 27-29)
Low pressure lifts northeast through the central/eastern Great Lakes region on Saturday. This system could bring some snow to parts of northwest Wisconsin through about midday Saturday. Otherwise things look pretty tranquil elsewhere in the Northland for Saturday and Saturday Night.
Will see another cold front pass through the region Sunday-Monday with flurries or a little bit of light snow possible in our area.
High temperatures are forecast to be in the teens and 20s on Saturday and in single digits, teens, and 20s on Sunday and mainly in the single digits and teens on Monday. Lows Saturday Night and Sunday Night are forecast to range from around zero to near 20 degrees.
Note: There is a chance for about 1-3″ of snow with the Friday Night-Saturday event in northwest Wisconsin, of course these amounts could end up lower or maybe higher depending on the track of this system.
Long Range Forecast – Confidence: High.
(December 30-January 4)
Still looks like a period of below average temperatures from the 30th-4th. A minor snow event is possible sometime between the 1st-3rd.
5 DAY FORECAST FOR DULUTH AND SUPERIOR
.Tonight… Overcast. Some light snow or flurries possible mainly late. Snow accumulations less than 1″. Low 25 to 29. Wind becoming north at 5 to 15 mph.
.Friday… Considerable cloudiness. Light snow or flurries possible mainly before Noon. Snow accumulations less than 1″. High 29 to 32. Wind north at 10 to 15 mph.
.Friday Night… Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 15 to 20. Wind north to northwest at 10 to 20 mph.
.Saturday… Partly sunny. High 20 to 25.
.Saturday Night… Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 7 to 12.
.Sunday… Considerable cloudiness. Flurries possible. High 15 to 20.
.Sunday Night… Considerable cloudiness. Flurries possible. Low 0 to 5.
.Monday… Partly sunny. High 10 to 15.
Normal temperatures for Today
High: 20
Low: 4
Sunrise Friday: 7:53 AM CST
Sunset Friday: 4:26 PM CST
Tim
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