Month: February 2016

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February 29, 2016 Weather Report – Very cold tonight and a chilly first few days of March followed by a major warm-up and possible rain for next week. Peak wind gusts and snowfall report from last night and a look at March climate averages for Duluth included in this post

/Issued 4:22 PM CST, Monday, February 29, 2016/ Most of the weather action this week will stay south of Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin but next week could be a different story — The image below is the forecasted 500mb pattern valid for Monday, March 7, 2016.  This type of pattern that is shown on […]

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February 28, 2016 Weather Report – Snow arrives late tonight (1-3" of accumulation by Monday morning with locally higher amounts possible) Gusty northwest winds causing blowing and drifting snow late tonight-Monday AM; Winter weather advisory in effect in parts of the Northland; Future radar included in this post

/Issued 6:08 PM CST, Sunday, February 28, 2016/ Winter weather advisory is in effect for the area shaded in purple on the map.  Source, Aerisweather.com  More information at the link below. Winter weather advisory – http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=dlh&wwa=winter%20weather%20advisory Future radar for tonight and early Monday morning per 21z HopWRF model. Note:  Darker green colors on the maps below […]

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February 26, 2016 Weather Report: 40s in Duluth on Saturday; Around 60 degrees in Southern Minnesota; Strong ENE winds, some snow and freezing drizzle late Saturday night-Sunday — Gale watch issued for Western Lake Superior

/Issued 5:08 PM CST, Friday, February 26, 2016/ Forecast map valid for Sunday morning.  Source, Weather Prediction Center. Blue=SnowOrange=Mixed precipitationGreen=Rain Here’s the track of this weekend’s low pressure system.  Source, Weather Prediction Center. Tonight’s low temperature forecast.  Source, National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota. Saturday’s high temperature forecast.  Source, National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota. Weather Summary […]

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February 25, 2016 Weather Report – 30s Friday; 40s to around 50 degrees on Saturday with 60s possible over Southern Minnesota

/Issued 4:52 PM CST, Thursday, February 25, 2016/ Filtered storm reports map for February 24, 2016.  Source, Storm Prediction Center.  Note:  57 filtered preliminary tornado reports during the past two days; 492 severe weather reports. Red dots=Tornado reportsBlue dots=Damaging wind reports (58 mph or greater)Green dots=Large hail reports (1.00″ or greater in diameter) Filtered storm […]

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February 24, 2016 Weather Report – Around 40 tornado reports since Tuesday as a powerful storm hits the Southern-Eastern U.S.

/Issued 4:24 PM CST, Wednesday, February 24, 2016/ Late afternoon water vapor satellite image – A powerful storm lifts northeast out of Western Ohio tonight.  Severe weather/flooding east of the low, snow on the backside of the low with blizzard conditions in parts of Northwest Indiana.  Source, http://weather.cod.edu/forecast/ Severe thunderstorm outbreak continues today.  Here’s a map […]

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