5:25 PM Friday, January 28, 2022
A pretty quiet weekend of weather locally with just a chance for a little snow Saturday in far northeast Minnesota (northeast of a line from Ely to Silver Bay) snow amounts of an inch or less are expected in the Arrowhead Saturday, but higher totals are possible around the Grand Marais area due to some lake enhanced snow which may occur on Saturday. The remainder of the Northland should stay dry Saturday.
Although a few flurries can’t be ruled out Sunday, the majority of our area should be dry on Sunday.
There are chances for some snow in the Monday-early Tuesday time frame, but snow accumulations look pretty light once again, and most of this snow is targeting northern Minnesota the way it looks now.
These snow chances are due to a few clipper systems which will pass through the area Saturday and again in the Monday-early Tuesday time frame.
The bigger story for us will be a return to arctic air by the middle of next week, with a couple shots of arctic air possible in the February 2-9 time frame. There is a chance that daytime highs for late next week won’t climb above zero in much of the Northland.
18z NAM 3km model simulated radar forecast valid 6 AM Saturday to 6 AM Sunday (snow in blue colors)
Milder temperatures are likely this weekend with highs in the Northland in the teens and 20s, with a few locations possibly near 30 degrees on Monday.
The big weather story this weekend will be a powerful Nor’easter which is taking shape late today across the southeast U.S. and over the west Atlantic.
An area of low pressure will undergo rapid deepening with a central pressure of ~1005mb early this evening falling to ~978mb by early Saturday afternoon and to ~974mb by early Saturday evening.
18z NAM 3km model simulated radar forecast ending 6 AM Sunday (snow in blue colors)
Here’s the National Weather Service snowfall forecast for this weekend’s Nor’easter.
A zoomed in view of expected snowfall totals per National Weather Service forecast centered on Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. 20″ or more of snow possible by Sunday morning!
Powerful winds will also occur with the Nor’easter this weekend with wind gusts of 60-75 mph possible on Saturday.
Thanks for reading!
Tim
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