Source: http://www.intellicast.com
Heads up if you have travel plans south toward the Twin Cities or farther south tonight as roads will be snow covered and slippery along with reduced visibility due to the snow.
Link to Minnesota Road Conditions — https://lb.511mn.org//mnlb/winterdriving/routeselect.jsf
Source: https://weather.cod.edu
Goes-16 water vapor satellite loop from Friday, November 16, 2018.
Tonight’s snow event is passing west/south of the Northland where a few inches of snow are likely tonight from west-central into southern Minnesota.
Source: https://weathermodels.com
12z European computer model (ECMWF) 11-16-2018
A cold weather pattern continues across the Northland into early next week, although the core of the coldest air (greatest departures from normal) is forecast to setup over eastern portions of Canada by Monday.
Source: https://weathermodels.com
12z European computer model (ECMWF) 11-16-2018
It still looks like will get another thaw next week, most likely between the 22nd-24th, but there continues to be some uncertainty on the pattern for next week, and how long the warmer temperatures would stick around for, if they occur at all.
Source: https://mrcc.illinois.edu
Snowfall Reports from November 15, 2018
Source: https://www.weather.gov/dlh/
3 E Orr, MN: 3.2 inch
4.9 NE Tofte, MN: 2.9 inch
Cook, MN: 2.5 inch
Cotton, MN: 2.0 inch
Togo, MN: 2.0 inch
Grand Portage, MN: 1.5 inch
Babbitt, MN: 1.2 inch
12 N Grand Rapids, MN: 1.0 inch
4 E Island Lake, MN: 0.6 inch
Weather Tidbits for Duluth, Minnesota
•Average temperature on Thursday, November 15 was 33 degrees, above average for the date! This was the first time with an above average temperature since November 6.
•Average monthly temperature (Thru the 15th) 26.5 degrees, -6.4 degrees below normal.
Weather Synopsis for northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin
Our 2-day thaw is over! Cold weather returned today with temperatures this afternoon only in the upper teens to upper 20s, mildest temps in far southern portions of the area. Generally mostly cloudy skies across the area today with some flurries and snow showers.
Scattered snow showers and flurries will continue in parts of the area tonight, not looking at much if any accumulation, however. Cold air advection will persist tonight with 850mb temperatures falling to around -15 to -20C by dawn. Lows tonight will be in the single digits and teens.
Looks like will have a good amount of sunshine for Saturday but it will be chilly with highs in the teens to lower 20s.
Note: There will be some lake effect snow showers tonight and Saturday along the South Shore of Lake Superior in northwest Wisconsin with cold air in place along with N-NW winds. The lake effect potential will diminish later in the day as winds turn more to the W. Snowfall amounts of 1 to around 5 inches are possible through Saturday, mostly over portions of Ashland and Iron County.
Looking ahead to Sunday: Still cool although a tad milder compared to Saturday. Highs on Sunday in the 20s to around 30 degrees.
A clipper system approaches from the NW late Sunday and could bring a skiff of snow to parts of the Northland Sunday evening through Monday. Note: Could see a bit of lake enhanced snow develop early Monday morning near Lake Superior, including the North Shore as winds could possibly shift to the NE for a few hours (depending on the track of the low) but the winds will shift to the N during the day Monday which will shift the lake effect snow to the South Shore of Lake Superior.
Duluth, Minnesota Climate Normals for November 17
High: 35
Low: 21
Sunrise Saturday: 7:15 AM CST
Sunset Saturday: 4:32 PM CST
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