5:07 PM Friday, February 3, 2023
We saw widespread 30s below zero for lows this morning across northern Minnesota with the coldest temperature of -39 F at Kabetogama, but no -40s, and no new record lows were set or tied anywhere in the Northland this morning.
Temperatures tonight won’t be nearly as cold as they were last night with lows ranging from around zero to 10 below, but tonight should be our last subzero night at least through next week.
Daytime temperatures will climb into the 20s this weekend with 30s likely on a few days next week, with next Wednesday looking like the warmest day of the week when we could see a few 40s in the Northland.
The center of an upper-level low (Polar Vortex) has moved to just north of Maine late this afternoon with the heart of the epic arctic air mass also moving farther off to the east this afternoon compared to where it was 24 hours ago.
Here’s a look at the surface analysis, temperatures and 500mb analysis from late Friday afternoon.
Core of the arctic air mass has moved into eastern Canada and the northeast U.S. today with a milder air mass farther off to the west.
850mb temperatures late this afternoon ranged from as low as -41C over southern Quebec Province to around +11C in southeast Montana.
| Low Temperature Reports from Friday morning, February 3, 2023 Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota Kabetogama, MN: -39 F Birchdale, MN: -37 F 2 E Celina, MN: -37 F International Falls, MN: -36 F Littlefork, MN: -35 F Embarrass, MN: -35 F Cook, MN: -35 F Ely, MN: -33 F Orr, MN: -33 F 25 E Ely, MN: -33 F 3.7 NE Sea Gull Lake, MN: -32 F Northome, MN: -32 F Cass Lake, MN: -30 F Cotton, MN: -30 F Eveleth, MN: -30 F Hibbing, MN: -29 F Winton, MN: -29 F Bigfork, MN: -29 F Deer River, MN: -28 F Isabella, MN: -27 F Grand Rapids, MN: -27 F Aitkin, MN: -27 F 3 E Wright, MN: -27 F Longville, MN: -27 F 4 W Clam Lake, WI: -27 F Webb Lake, WI: -27 F Siren, WI: -26 F Crane Lake, MN: -26 F Brainerd, MN: -26 F Walker, MN: -26 F Grand Marais Airport: -26 F Brainerd, MN: -26 F Minong, WI: -26 F Cloquet, MN: -24 F Pine River, MN: -24 F Spooner, WI: -24 F Duluth Airport: -22 F South Range Oakland, WI: -22 F Shell Lake, WI: -22 F Glidden, WI: -21 F Two Harbors, MN: -20 F Hinckley, MN: -20 F Esko, MN: -20 F Cable, WI: -19 F Washburn, WI: -19 F Hayward, WI: -19 F Superior, WI: -19 F Winter, WI: -18 F Solon Springs, WI: -18 F Ashland, WI: -17 F Duluth Sky Harbor Airport: -17 F |
There might be a little snow tonight and again late Saturday night/early Sunday morning over parts of northern Minnesota into the Arrowhead as a weak system with its warm front and cold front passes through the area, but we’re not looking at anything significant in terms of snowfall amounts, with locations that see snow only picking up a dusting to an inch at most.
Note — Looks like any snow this weekend will stay north of Duluth.
18z NAM 3km model radar forecast through 6 AM Sunday.
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Tim