Weather Blog for Duluth and the Northland

7:55 PM Tuesday, June 21, 2022

• A comfortable Wednesday ahead, but a muggier air mass returns for Thursday and Friday.
• Breezy conditions will continue tonight and Wednesday with wind gusts to 30 mph.
• A few showers and thunderstorms possible late Thursday through early Saturday morning.
• A cooler and less humid air mass returns this weekend.

-Today, Tuesday, June 21st marked the 3rd day in a row with a temperature of at least 80 degrees in Duluth.

-3 days so far this month with a temperature of 80 degrees or warmer in Duluth. Average in June is 5 days with a temperature of 80 or warmer. Last June had 14 days with a temperature of 80 or warmer.

Rainfall Deficits for June 2022 (thru the 21st)

Ashland, WI: -1.97″ below normal
International Falls, MN: -1.07″ below normal
Duluth, MN: -0.56″ below normal
Hibbing, MN: -0.47″ below normal

There should be a lot of sunshine in the Northland on Wednesday with high temperatures in the mid 70s to around 80 degrees.

Temperatures warm into the 80s to around 90 degrees Thursday and will also have a slightly more humid air mass returning as well with dew points climbing into the 50s to around 60, but even muggier weather is expected Friday as dew points climb into the 60s.

Our next chance for some rain will come later this week as a low-pressure system with its warm front and cold front move east out of the Northern Plains and across the upper Midwest — Showers and thunderstorms are possible as this system moves through the area with the period from Thursday afternoon through early Saturday morning holding the greatest chance for scattered coverage rains in the Northland. The potential for severe weather looks pretty low at the moment, but this could change over the next day or so.

Power Outage Update

Minnesota Power — 36 active outages affecting 193 customers.

Lake Country Power — 312 total outages affecting 10,148 members.

Counties affected

Aitkin County: 460
Carlton County: 38
Cass County: 1509
Itasca County: 4160
Lake County: 271
Pine County: 1
St. Louis County: 3708

Thanks for reading!

Tim