Month: October 2021
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A few lake effect rain showers continue near Lake Superior tonight and Tuesday, dry elsewhere; Rain chances area-wide Wednesday into Thursday; Colder risks next week including a chance for a few snow showers
An active weather pattern continues in the U.S. today with two main lows of interest. One is moving quickly east across the Ohio Valley, this is the system which produced the severe weather and tornadoes over parts of the Midwest on Sunday. The second system is the one that brought…
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Temperature and Precipitation stats for October 2021 (thru the 23rd)
Despite some cooler weather over the last few days, October 2021 continues to run well above average in the temperature department across the Northland. Average Temperature and Departure from Normal for October 2021 (thru the 23rd) Ashland, WI: 55.2 F; +8.5 degrees above normalBrainerd, MN: 54.2 F; +7.0 degrees above…
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Rainy weather ahead midweek
The Northland will be split in half when it comes to precipitation anomalies this week, with western portions of the area forecast to have above normal precipitation, while areas farther east are forecast to have near normal to below normal precipitation this week. Note: Much of the precipitation we see…
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Scattered Lake Effect Rain Showers near Lake Superior through Monday
The setup near Lake Superior will be favorable for the development of lake effect clouds and scattered lake effect rain showers at times into Monday with NE winds in place along with a favorable temperature difference from the surface to 850mb. Water temps over Lake Superior are still running in…
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Cool Temperatures continue; A few snow/rain showers Friday otherwise dry into early next week
A chillier weather pattern has set up across the Northland, and it will likely continue at least through Sunday. Daytime highs will generally be in the low to mid 40s in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin from Friday through Sunday, while overnight lows range from the 20s to lower 30s,…
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Rainfall Reports from Wednesday, and Low Temperature Reports from Thursday morning
Some parts of the Northland saw their temperature drop into the 20s this morning, with even two locations (Ash Lake and Seagull Lake) in the teens! The Duluth Airport had a low of 32 degrees this morning (October 21, 2021). The last time the Duluth Airport had a low temperature…
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Cool temperatures continue into this weekend. Rain ends south areas later tonight; Some sun returns Thursday; Snow flurries possible in the Arrowhead Friday
An area of low pressure over southwest Minnesota this afternoon will continue to move toward the ENE tonight and will pass just east of central Lake Michigan by around 7 AM Thursday — This system will continue to produce an area of rain from east-central Minnesota, north to the Twin…