Dry and chilly this weekend; a little snow possible Monday

I’m keeping an eye on a minor snow event which may affect the Northland late Sunday night into Monday.

Note: Snowfall totals/gradients shown below could change, shift around a bit over the weekend. Stay tuned.

Source: RAP model; https://www.spc.noaa.gov/

Source: https://lab.weathermodels.com/

Low temperature forecast for Saturday morning, March 14th, 2020. Source: https://lab.weathermodels.com/

High temperature forecast for Saturday, March 14th, 2020.

…Weather Summary…

It’ll be a quiet weekend in terms of our weather with generally partly to mostly cloudy skies expected from tonight through Sunday.

A cold air mass will be over the Northland this weekend with 850mb temperatures of -10 to -15C.

Lows tonight and Saturday night will range from the single digits below to lower teens above zero. Highs Saturday and Sunday in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Note: Normal highs in mid-March are right around 32 degrees while normal lows are in the lower to middle teens.

A strong area of high pressure ~1050mb will move across Ontario over the weekend which will keep our area dry. The only exception to this could be near Lake Superior where a few flurries may develop as winds become easterly Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

The next weather maker for the Northland moves in Sunday night and lingers into Monday – Looking like will get at least some snow with this system, greatest amounts of 1 to 3 inches across northern Minnesota (north of Duluth) the way it looks now.

Forecast for Duluth and Superior

.Tonight… Blustery. Mostly clear. Low 8 to 13. Wind northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph this evening.

.Saturday… Partly cloudy. High 25 to 30. Wind north 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast.

.Sunday… Partly to mostly sunny. High 27 to 32. Wind east to southeast 10 to 15 mph.

Thanks for reading!

Tim