5:48 PM Friday, January 6, 2023
The weather looks pretty tranquil across the Northland this weekend into early next week, but there could be some areas of low clouds and patchy freezing fog once again tonight through Saturday morning, and again Saturday night into Sunday morning similar to what occurred in parts of the area earlier today.
Low Temperature Reports from Friday morning, January 6, 2023
Source: NWS Duluth, Minnesota
Seagull Lake, MN: -23 F
Ely, MN: -16 F
Cotton, MN: -16 F
Minong, WI: -16 F
Crane Lake, MN: -15 F
Cook, MN: -15 F
Eveleth-Virginia, MN: -15 F
Solon Springs, WI: -15 F
Twig, MN: -14 F
2.8 NE Oliver, WI: -14 F
Barnes, WI: -13 F
Webb Lake, WI: -12 F
Spooner, WI: -12 F
Grand Marais, MN: -11 F
Hayward, WI: -11 F
Siren, WI: -11 F
Cable, WI: -10 F
Hibbing, MN: -10 F
Brainerd, MN: -9 F
Ashland, WI: -8 F
International Falls, MN: -7 F
Superior, WI: -6 F
No signs of any sustained arctic air masses impacting the Northland over the next 2 weeks which takes us through mid-January.
Above average temperatures are expected in the Northland next week (January 8-13)
And more of the same for the following week, with even greater above average temperature anomalies forecast across the Northland for January 15-20.
Out of the 50 member Euro Ensemble model there’s only 6 of them which are forecasting a below average monthly temperature for January 2023, the other 44 members are forecasting an above average monthly temperature for January 2023.
The mean average temperature for Duluth for January 2023 is +2.8 degrees warmer than average, but the spread ranges from +6.5 degrees above average to -3.1 degrees below average.
Our next shot to get some snow in the Northland comes mid to late next week as a trough of low pressure moves east out of the Rockies.
The actual surface low looks to pass well to the south of the Northland later next week, but a trough extending north of the low into the upper Midwest could bring enough lift with it to produce a little snow in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin mid to late next week.
Winds are also forecast to shift to the east-southeast mid to late next week, and this could lead to some lake enhanced snowfall along the North Shore of Lake Superior if temperatures are cold enough to support some lake enhanced precipitation.
20-member GEFS model snowfall forecast through 6 PM Friday, January 13, 2023.
There’s roughly 11/20 members or 55% of members showing 2″+ snow totals (blue colors) in all or parts of the Northland mid to late next week.
Here’s an early look at what the NWS Blend of Models is showing for snow amounts mid to late next week, but keep in mind these totals will likely change over the next several days, whether by increasing or decreasing.
Thanks for reading!
Tim