Month: March 2019

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Average dates of first 60 and 70 degree days at Duluth, Minn; Snow melt update, and the forecast for the next few days

/Issued 3:03 PM CDT, Sunday, March 31, 2019/ Source:  https://www.pivotalweather.com/ The next best chance for some precipitation in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin comes on Tuesday, but this doesn’t look too significant, with just scattered showers expected. Source:  https://weather.cod.edu A cool end to the weekend in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin with high temps ~5 degrees below […]

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2018-19 Snowfall totals thru March 27; Average date for last 1.0 inch snowfall for Duluth, MN, and past April snowfall totals (2000-2018)

Will see if we can add some more snow to what’s already fallen during the 2018-19 snow season. Source:   https://lab.weathermodels.com Snowfall stats for Duluth, Minnesota •Average date for last snowfall of 0.1 inch:  April 23 (1981-2010 climate period) •Average date for last snowfall of 1.0 inch:  April 9 (1981-2010 climate period) Here’s a  look at […]

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Northland Storm Reports from March 27, 2019, and the forecast for the next few days

/Issued 3:50 PM CDT, Wednesday, March 27, 2019/ Always an exciting time to hear those first rumbles of thunder after a long long long winter! Storms this morning contained occasional cloud to ground lightning strikes, brief downpours along with several reports of small hail, generally around pea sized! Local Storm Reports from Wednesday, March 27, […]

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Few showers (isolated t-storms?) Wednesday

/Issued 5:12 PM CDT, Tuesday, March 26, 2019/ Source:  https://weathermodels.com 18z NAM-WRF model 3-26-19 Source:  https://weathermodels.com 18z NAM-WRF model 3-26-19 Radar forecast valid from 5 AM Wednesday to 7 PM Wednesday. The combination of a warm front lifting northeast into our area, warm and moist advection, elevated CAPE of 100-400 J/kg and mid level lapse rates of […]

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Mainly dry this week — Chilly start, warming up midweek!

/Issued 3:39 PM CDT, Sunday, March 24, 2019/ Source:  https://weathermodels.com 12z European Ensemble model (EPS) 3-24-19 Looks like another dry week for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin which will continue to help reduce the risk of widespread/significant snowmelt flooding, although ice jam flooding is possible on area rivers.  Snowmelt should be very slow to non-existent through […]

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