…Memorial Day weekend forecast for northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin…
•Saturday – A mix of sun and clouds, spotty showers. Highs in the 60s to around 70 degrees, cooler temps in northern Minnesota, warmest temps in eastern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. West wind 10 to 20 mph.
•Sunday – Partly to mostly cloudy. Looks mainly dry at the moment, but this could change. Highs in the mid 60s to low 70s but cooler near Lake Superior. Winds becoming east 10 to 15 mph.
•Memorial Day – Gusty east wind and very cool near Lake Superior with highs in the 40s. Highs inland in the 50s and 60s. Rain is possible, mainly over southern portions of the Northland. Looks mainly dry at the moment in northern Minnesota.
Source: https://weathermodels.com
18z HRRR model 5-24-19
Isolated/spotty showers could develop across the Northland Saturday, mainly from late morning through the late afternoon hours.
Source: https://weathermodels.com
18z HRRR model 5-24-19
Areas of fog, drizzle along with scattered showers tonight in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Note: A few thunderstorms are also possible mainly before Midnight in parts of north-central Minnesota with some elevated instability covering the Northland this evening with CAPE of 100-500 J/kg along with steeper mid level lapse rates of around 7.0 c/km.
Most of us should stay dry Saturday, but spotty showers will develop from late morning through the afternoon hours.
Source: https://weather.cod.edu
Goes-16 visible satellite loop from Friday, May 24, 2019.
A well defined low pressure system passing through the Northern Plains and upper Midwest today. Note: Highest rainfall amounts with today’s storm have been across northern Minnesota.
Source: https://graphical.weather.gov
Low temperature forecast for Saturday morning, May 25.
Near normal to above normal lows tonight in the lower 40s to lower 50s but it will be cooler near Lake Superior with lows in the upper 30s.
Source: https://graphical.weather.gov
High temperature forecast for Saturday, May 25.
Milder temperatures on Saturday with highs ranging from the lower 60s to lower 70s, warmest temps in northwest Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, normal highs in late May are in the mid to upper 60s, so these highs on Saturday resemble more typical late May temps in our area, except in northern Minnesota where forecast highs are roughly 5 degrees cooler than normal for May 25.
Source: https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov
Rain is possible across parts of the Northland early next week (Monday-Wednesday time frame)
Source: https://weathermodels.com
12z European ensemble model 5-24-19
Well this would certainly be the icing on the cake in what has been a lousy spring across the upper Midwest, check out this 500mb forecast which goes from May 26 through June 3. An unusually strong upper level low (similar to a Polar Vortex) digs south/east into Hudson Bay and Ontario province during the middle/end of next week, and once it reaches those areas it may stick around a while, what this will do is cause a cool NW flow across the upper Midwest into the first few days of June. Note: If the upper low digs farther south, temps will be even cooler later next week in our area, but if this upper low ends up farther northeast, then milder temps would occur across the upper Midwest, that latter solution seems unlikely given how this spring has been around here. Stay tuned.
Source: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com
Image below is the Goes-16 infrared satellite loop from Thursday evening, May 23, 2019 as supercell thunderstorms producing large hail and tornadoes track through portions of the Southern Plains. It’s been a very active week for severe weather in the Central and Southern Plains.
Rainfall Reports from Friday, May 24, 2019
Source: https://mesowest.utah.edu
Note: Totals listed below are through 5 PM Friday, May 24, 2019.
Crane Lake, MN: 0.51 inch
International Falls, MN: 0.40 inch
Bigfork, MN: 0.34 inch
Littlefork, MN: 0.31 inch
Cass Lake, MN: 0.27 inch
Walker, MN: 0.26 inch
Orr, MN: 0.21 inch
Pine River, MN: 0.11 inch
Silver Bay, MN: 0.10 inch
Ely, MN: 0.10 inch
Isabella, MN: 0.09 inch
Hill City, MN: 0.09 inch
Grand Marais, MN: 0.07 inch
Brainerd, MN: 0.06 inch
Grand Rapids, MN: 0.06 inch
Two Harbors, MN: 0.06 inch
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: 0.06 inch
Duluth, MN (Airport) 0.05 inch
Superior, WI (Airport) 0.03 inch
Forecast for Duluth
.Tonight… Fog and drizzle with scattered showers also possible. Low 38 to 43. Wind east 10 to 20 mph becoming southwest toward dawn.
.Saturday… Milder. Partly sunny to mostly cloudy. Isolated afternoon showers possible. High 61 to 66. Wind west 10 to 20 mph.
.Sunday… Lake breeze returns. Partly to mostly sunny. High 65 to 70 but turning cooler near Lake Superior. Wind east 5 to 15 mph.
Normal temperatures for May 25
High: 65
Low: 43
May 25 Sunrise: 5:24 AM CDT
May 25 Sunset: 8:48 PM CDT
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