/Issued 4:27 PM CDT, Monday, July 9, 2018/
Source: http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov
Potential for strong to severe thunderstorms returns to the Northland on Wednesday, especially for Wednesday night-early Thursday morning the way it looks now. Could see a bow echo of some sort move south/east out of Ontario Province or northwest Minnesota late Wednesday night with a threat for damaging winds and hail in parts of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
Source: http://www.pivotalweather.com
3km NAM (18z run from 7.9.2018)
Simulated Radar forecast from 1 AM Tuesday to 7 AM Wednesday.
This model does show a few spotty showers affecting parts of the Northland Tuesday, then perhaps some stronger storms for early Wednesday morning.
Source: https://lab.weathermodels.com
Source: http://weather.cod.edu
Goes-16 visible satellite loop from Monday afternoon, July 9, 2018 (Ending around 4 PM)
Patchy fair weather cumulus clouds along with a batch of generally high level clouds passing through southern portions of the Northland this afternoon while skies are mainly sunny in northern Minnesota. Also note the brownish color over southern Lake Superior, that’s sediment left behind from the mid June flood event, yes it’s still there weeks later!
Here are some pictures I’ve taken over the last week or so, enjoy!
Highway 23 overlook, south of Fond du Lac, Minnesota.
St. Louis River, Fond du Lac, Minnesota.
Lake Superior, Park Point beach, sunrise. Crepuscular Rays
Lake Superior, Park Point beach, sunrise. Cumulonimbus clouds north of Duluth, Minnesota.
Lake Superior, Park Point beach, sunrise. Crepuscular Rays
Local Storm Reports for July 8, 2018
Source: https://www.weather.gov/dlh/
•8:30 AM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage — 5 NE Cook, MN (St. Louis County) Numerous large trees down and power out at a church camp on the western shore of Lake Vermilion.
•7:58 AM: Heavy Rain — 3.25 inch. 1 NW Two Harbors, MN (Lake County) Total rainfall from Sunday’s storms.
•11:15 PM: Heavy Rain — 3.65 inch. 1 N Knife River, MN (Lake County)
•9:39 PM: Heavy Rain — 3.56 inch. 2 WNW Palmers, MN (St. Louis County)
•9:30 PM: Heavy Rain — 3.50 inch. Hill City, MN (Aitkin County)
•9:21 PM: Heavy Rain — 1.27 inch. 5 NW Sand Bay, WI (Bayfield County)
•9:19 PM: Hail — 0.25 inch. Motley, MN (Cass County)
•9:07 PM: Heavy Rain — 1.88 inch. 1 S Hill City, MN (Aitkin County)
•8:50 PM: Heavy Rain — 3.00 inch. Canyon, MN (St. Louis County)
•8:45 PM: Heavy Rain — 1.13 inch. Floodwood, MN (St. Louis County)
•8:30 PM: Heavy Rain — 2.32 inch. 3 N Shaw, MN (St. Louis County)
•7:54 PM: Heavy Rain — 2.20 inch. 3 W Cotton, MN (St. Louis County)
•7:35 PM: Hail — 0.75 inch. 3 SW Backus, MN (Cass County)
•7:35 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage — 3 SW Backus, MN (Cass County) Multiple trees downed. A 12 inch diameter tree is laying over State Highway 87.
•7:11 PM: Hail — 0.75 inch. 3 N Hill City, MN (Aitkin County)
•7:10 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage — Hill City, MN (Aitkin County) Tree knocked down.
•7:10 PM: Hail — 0.25 inch. 8 NNE Hill City, MN (Itasca County)
•7:06 PM: Marine Thunderstorm Wind — 39 mph. 2 SE Bayfield, WI (Ashland County)
•6:53 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage — Grand Rapids, MN (Itasca County) A few trees downed in Grand Rapids.
•6:20 PM: Hail — 1.75 inch. 5 ENE Boy River, MN (Cass County) Golf Ball sized hail.
•5:53 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage — Knife River, MN (St. Louis County) Trees knocked down onto power lines in Knife River.
•5:44 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage — 4 WNW Knife River, MN (St. Louis County) Tree knocked down on Lester River Road.
•5:43 PM: Thunderstorm Wind Damage — 2 N Two Harbors, MN (Lake County) Trees knocked down on power lines along Highway 2.
Additional Rainfall Reports from Sunday, July 8, 2018
Source: https://www.weather.gov/dlh/
3 E Orr, MN: 2.36 in
4 E Island Lake, MN: 2.28 in
8.8 N Bayfield, WI: 2.19 in
25 E Ely, MN: 1.10 in
Brimson, MN: 1.01 in
Duluth Airport: 0.96 in
2 E Celina, MN: 0.74 in
Brainerd, MN: 0.72 in
Grand Marais, MN: 0.71 in
Wolfridge, MN: 0.63 in
Cook, MN: 0.56 in
Cass Lake, MN: 0.51 in
Northome, MN: 0.46 in
12 N Grand Rapids, MN: 0.35 in
3 E Wright, MN: 0.34 in
Hibbing, MN: 0.33 in
4 S Bruno, MN: 0.20 in
July 8 Climate Stats
Ashland, Wisconsin
Record warmest low temperature tied for July 8 with a low on Sunday of 68 degrees, this ties with July 8, 1936 and July 8, 1929 for warmest low temperature on record.
Hibbing, Minnesota
Record warmest low temperature tied for July 8 with a low on Sunday of 67 degrees, this ties with July 8, 1974 and July 8, 1943 for warmest low temperature on record.
Duluth, Minnesota
4th warmest low temperature on record for July 8 with a low on Sunday of 68 degrees. Record warmest low on record for July 8 is 77 degrees set in 1936.
5th warmest high temperature on record for July 8 with a high on Sunday of 89 degrees. Record high for July 8 is 98 degrees set in 1936.
Brainerd, Minnesota
4th warmest low temperature on record for July 8 with a low on Sunday of 70 degrees. Record warmest low for July 8 is 77 degrees set in 1936.
Weather Tidbits for Duluth, Minnesota
-It’s been a warm July so far with 7 out of the first 9 days of the month having a high temperature of at least 80 degrees — The average number of 80 degree days for the month of July is 11.
-The average monthly temperature for July (thru the 8th) 70.6 degrees, +5.9 degrees warmer than average.
-The first 8 days of July 2018 is running nearly 5 degrees warmer compared to the first 8 days of July 2017.
Weather Synopsis
A much more comfortable day with much drier air over our area compared to Sunday’s steam bath. Dew point temperatures this afternoon ranged from the upper 40s to around 60 degrees, this is 10 to 20 degrees lower compared to Sunday afternoon.
Partly sunny to sunny skies prevailed today with highs in the upper 70s to middle 80s.
A nice night ahead under clear to partly cloudy skies, lows ranging from the lower 50s to lower 60s.
Could see a few showers pass through parts of the Northland Tuesday thanks to some Frontogenesis in the 700-850mb layer that will move through the area along with some energy which moves east/southeast out of North Dakota — Any showers that develop shouldn’t last long and I’m not expecting any heavy downpours. Mostly cloudy to partly sunny skies Tuesday with highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
Southerly flow develops Tuesday night ahead of a warm front which moves closer to western Minnesota. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible across the Northland late Tuesday night, lingering into Wednesday morning. Not expecting any severe weather Tuesday night or Wednesday morning but some heavy downpours could occur.
Note: The risk for strong to severe thunderstorms increases a bit for Wednesday night into early Thursday morning as a cold front sweeps through the Northland. Deep moisture will also be in place ahead of this front, so the potential for heavy rain and some flooding exists as well. Stay tuned!
Forecast for Duluth and Superior
.Tonight… Clear to partly cloudy. Low 58 to 63. Wind northwest at 5 to 15 mph.
.Tuesday… Partly to mostly cloudy. Isolated showers or sprinkles possible. High 73 to 78. Wind east 7 to 13 mph.
.Wednesday… Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible early in the day, otherwise partly to mostly cloudy. High 71 to 76 but cooler near Lake Superior. Wind east at 10 to 20 mph.
Normal Temperatures for July 10
High: 76
Low: 55
Sunrise Tuesday: 5:25 AM CDT
Sunset Tuesday: 9:03 PM CDT
Tim
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