6:34 PM Saturday, November 11, 2023
-Snow or a rain/snow mix will end from SW to NE in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin this evening, but this precipitation will likely linger most of the night in far northeast Minnesota and also in parts of northwest Wisconsin. Note — Precipitation should end in Duluth between 8 and 10 PM this evening. 0.2 inches of snow recorded at the NWS in Duluth thru 6 PM this evening, with mostly rain and no snow accumulation in lower elevation closer to Lake Superior.
-Isolated rain showers possible Sunday afternoon, otherwise turning breezy but warmer with highs in the 40s in much of northeast Minnesota with a few 50s possible in east central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, to around 60 in southern Minnesota.
-Southwest winds will be increasing throughout the day on Sunday with gusts to around 20 to 35 mph by Sunday afternoon.
-A few days of dry weather are expected Monday-Wednesday.
-Hopefully will see quite a bit more sunshine the next few days in what has otherwise been a pretty cloudy fall around here.
A weak wave lifting ENE across the Northland combined with some warm air advection and lift has led to an area of snow or a rain/snow mix late this afternoon in parts of northeast and east central Minnesota into parts of northwest Wisconsin.
Here’s a look at today’s disturbance moving across the region via IR satellite imagery.
Goes-16 infrared satellite loop from Saturday, November 11, 2023 (loop time ends 5:43 PM CT)
Seeing more rain or a rain/snow mix in lower elevation closer to Lake Superior early this evening with mostly snow as the main precipitation type in higher elevation inland from Lake Superior.
Snow or a rain/snow mix is moving ENE across parts of the Northland early this evening.
Precipitation should end from SW-NE this evening, but precipitation will linger most of the night in far northeast Minnesota, and also in parts of northwest Wisconsin.
Radar loop ending 5:40 PM CT.
HRRR model radar forecast through 6 AM Sunday.
1 to 2 inches of snow is possible tonight in the higher elevation along the North Shore of Lake Superior in northeast Minnesota, and also over parts of northeast Wisconsin and western Upper Michigan.
Duluth area: Around 1″ of snow this evening on top of the hill. No snow accumulation below the hill.
Isolated rain showers are possible across the Northland Sunday afternoon as a cold front moves east through the area.
NAM 3km model radar forecast valid 9 AM 3 PM Sunday.
It will be turning windy on Sunday as south/west winds increase with gusts to around 20 to 35 mph especially from Sunday afternoon lingering into early Monday morning.
NAM 3km model wind gust forecast valid 4 AM Sunday to 6 AM Monday.
Thanks for reading!
Tim