/Issued 3:04 PM CST, Sunday, February 4, 2018/
Source: http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu
Source: http://weather.cod.edu
Goes-16 visible satellite loop from Sunday, February 4, 2018
Source: http://weather.cod.edu
Still enough open water/heat flux for lake effect clouds/snow showers to develop today over central/eastern portions of Lake Superior. Quite a bit of ice has formed recently over northern but more so over western portions of Lake Superior, and ice coverage over the entire lake as of Sunday morning (February 4) was ~25%.
Source: http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu
Source: http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu
Temperature and Precipitation report for Duluth, Minnesota
January 28-February 3, 2018
High Temperatures/Departure from Normal
1/28: 16 F/-4 degrees below normal
1/29: 8 F/-12 degrees below normal
1/30: 23 F/+3 degrees above normal
1/31: 28 F/+8 degrees above normal
2/1: 3 F/-17 degrees below normal
2/2: 7 F/-14 degrees below normal
2/3: 11 F/-10 degrees below normal
Low Temperatures/Departure from Normal
1/28: 0 F/-2 degrees below normal
1/29: -7 F/-9 degrees below normal
1/30: -10 F/-12 degrees below normal
1/31: -5 F/-7 degrees below normal
2/1: -8 F/-10 degrees below normal
2/2: -13 F/-15 degrees below normal
2/3: -5 F/-8 degrees below normal
Total Precipitation: 0.26 inches
Normal: 0.17 inches
Departure: +0.09 inches above normal
State Average for Minnesota for the week of January 28, 2018
Source: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us
Temperature: 7.9 degrees
Departure: -4.5 degrees below normal
Total Precipitation: 0.06 inches
Departure: -0.09 inches below normal
Low Temperature Reports from Sunday morning, February 4, 2018
Source: http://www.weather.gov/dlh/
Embarrass, MN: -43 F
25 E Ely, MN: -41 F
Crane Lake, MN: -38 F
International Falls, MN: -34 F
3 SE Cotton, MN: -30 F
14 W Isabella, MN: -28 F
Bigfork, MN: -27 F
Cook, MN: -27 F
Ely, MN: -27 F
Longville, MN: -26 F
Littlefork, MN: -24 F
2 ENE Oliver, WI: -23 F
2 ENE Oliver, WI: -23 F
Grand Marais Airport: -22 F
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: -22 F
Walker, MN: -21 F
Aitkin, MN: -20 F
Silver Bay, MN: -20 F
Grand Rapids, MN: -20 F
Brainerd, MN: -19 F
2 SW Proctor, MN: -18 F
McGregor, MN: -17 F
Duluth Airport: -17 F
Superior Airport: -15 F
Siren, WI: -15 F
Moose Lake, MN: -15 F
Two Harbors, MN: -15 F
Hayward, WI: -11 F
Duluth Harbor: -11 F
Coldest Wind Chills from Sunday morning, February 4, 2018
Source: http://www.weather.gov/dlh/
International Falls, MN: -46 F
Grand Marais Airport: -42 F
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: -42 F
Crane Lake, MN: -40 F
Duluth Airport: -40 F
Ely, MN: -40 F
Cook, MN: -39 F
Bigfork, MN: -39 F
Grand Rapids, MN: -37 F
Walker, MN: -36 F
2 SW Proctor, MN: -34 F
Longville, MN: -34 F
1 NNW Cloquet, MN: -32 F
1 NNW Cloquet, MN: -32 F
Aitkin, MN: -32 F
Brainerd, MN: -31 F
Brainerd, MN: -31 F
Superior Airport: -31 F
Duluth Harbor: -30 F
Duluth Harbor: -30 F
Weather Tidbits
*Temperature extremes in Minnesota for January ranged from 51 degrees at Browns Valley on January 20th to -46 degrees at Embarrass on the 14th.
*Minnesota reported the coldest temperature in the nation 8 times during January, and 6 of those dates the report was from Embarrass, Minnesota.
*Four climate stations reported lows of -40 degrees or colder in January, while 5 climate stations reported highs of 50 degrees or greater.
Weather Synopsis
The pattern ahead is a good one for cold weather fans, but not a good one if you prefer milder temperatures along with some snow. This afternoon high pressure covered the central Plains with some warm air advection occurring north of that high across the upper Midwest. 850mb temperatures at 1 PM today were sitting around -22C in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin while surface temperatures were within a few degrees of zero either above or below.
Through Tuesday: One area of high pressure currently to our south-southwest will shift off to the east tonight which will make way for a trough/cold front to move south through the Northland on Monday, and that will be followed by a new arctic high which will build southeast into the upper Midwest by Tuesday.
A few clouds from time to time tonight through Tuesday but will also have some sun once again both Monday and Tuesday. Can’t rule out a few snow flurries through Tuesday but nothing that would accumulate.
Lows tonight will be in the single digits and teens below zero with 20s below possible in the typical cold spots, highs Monday in the single digits and teens above zero, lows Monday night in the teens, 20s and 30s below zero, highs Tuesday in the single digits and teens above zero.
Forecast for Duluth and Superior
Event: *Wind Chill Advisory*
Timing: 6 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Monday
Timing: 6 PM this evening to 10 AM CST Monday
.Tonight… Partly to mostly cloudy. Cold. Low 5 below to 10 below. Wind southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills 15 below to 30 below.
.Monday… Partly to mostly cloudy. High 8 to 13. Wind west to southwest at 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest later in the afternoon. Morning wind chills 15 below to 30 below.
.Tuesday… Partly to mostly cloudy. High 5 to 10. Wind west to southwest at 10 to 15 mph.
Normal temperatures for Monday
High: 21
Low: 3
Sunrise Monday: 7:28 AM CST
Sunset Monday: 5:18 PM CST
Tim
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