5:53 PM Friday, November 24, 2023
*Dry weather continues tonight and during the day Saturday.
*Light snow chances with minor accumulations Saturday night-Sunday.
*Chilly temperatures into at least early next week with afternoon temps in the upper 20s to lower 30s with overnight/morning temps in the single digits and 10s tonight, and again Sunday night and Monday night.
*Still no consistent model signals for any major snows impacting the Northland at least through next weekend (Dec. 3rd)
LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY
It does look like will be seeing at least a little snow in much of the Northland between Saturday night and Sunday due to two systems, one moving ENE out of the central Rockies, while another system moves SE out of Saskatchewan and Manitoba Canada.
Some light snow is expected Saturday night through about mid-morning Sunday over parts of northwest Wisconsin, and then will see some light snow across north central into northeast Minnesota on Sunday, and this snow will also spread into northwest Wisconsin by Sunday afternoon.
Note — Timing of the snow for the Duluth area looks to be from around 9 AM to 6 PM Sunday with <1″ of snow accumulation expected.
Snow ends by Sunday evening except near the larger inland lakes in northern Minnesota where some lake effect snow is possible Sunday night/Monday morning, and also downwind of Lake Superior along the South Shore in northwest Wisconsin.
NAM model 500mb forecast for Noon Saturday.
And here’s an animation of the above image valid from Noon Saturday to 6 PM Sunday.
We’re not looking at very much snow anywhere in the Northland Saturday night or Sunday with snow totals ranging from a trace to 1″, but a few slippery spots could still develop on roads.
It was a cold morning across the Northland with widespread temperatures in the single digits and 10s Friday morning.
Low Temperature Reports from Friday morning, November 24, 2023
Source: National Weather Service Duluth, Minnesota
Note — Normal lows in the Northland on November 24th range from the mid 10s to low 20s.
Jacobson, MN: 4
Littlefork, MN: 5
Cook, MN: 5
Orr, MN: 5
Solon Springs, WI: 5
Walker, MN: 6
Eveleth, MN: 6
Effie, MN: 6
Isabella, MN: 7
Embarrass, MN: 7
Cotton, MN: 7
Cook, MN: 7
Minong, WI: 7
Spooner, WI: 8
Saginaw, MN: 8
Cass Lake, MN: 8
Hill City, MN: 8
Northome, MN: 8
Siren, WI: 8
Webb Lake, WI: 9
Ely, MN: 9
International Falls, MN: 9
Bigfork, MN: 9
Deer River, MN: 9
Grand Marais Airport: 9
Longville, MN: 9
Aitkin, MN: 9
Cloquet, MN: 9
Moose Lake, MN: 9
Chisholm-Hibbing Airport: 9
Cable, WI: 9
Glidden, WI: 10
Two Harbors, MN: 10
Pine River, MN: 10
Hayward, WI: 10
Brainerd, MN: 10
Hinckley, MN: 11
Duluth Airport: 11
Grand Rapids, MN: 11
Esko, MN: 11
Nisswa, MN: 11
Ashland, WI: 12
South Range, WI: 12
Danbury, WI: 12
McGregor, MN: 12
Superior Airport: 13
Washburn, WI: 13
Hurley, WI: 14
Silver Bay, MN: 15
Duluth Sky Harbor Airport: 16
Bayfield, WI: 18
NEXT WEEK’S PATTERN
It looks like the Northland will be in a NW flow aloft next week as our area sits in between a strong and deep trough to the east and a ridge over western Canada into the Pacific northwest.
This type of pattern for next week isn’t conducive for any major systems impacting the Northland but there is a chance that we could see a few weaker clipper type systems drop SE through the area resulting in a little light snow from time-to-time next week.
EPS model 500mb forecast for November 27-December 2, 2023.
Colder than average temps are forecast in the Northland early next week, but some warming is possible mid to late next week.
EPS model temperature anomaly forecast for November 27-December 2, 2023.
GEFS model temperature anomaly forecast valid November 27-December 2, 2023.
Oldest model run is days 6-10 on the loop below and the newest model run is days 4-8.
Blue colors=Below average temps
Orange/Red colors=Above average temps
A winter storm is bringing snow to parts of the Rockies and central Plains today.
Goes-16 water vapor loop from Friday, November 24, 2023 (loop time ends 4:31 PM CT)
Radar from late Friday afternoon (snow in blue colors)
Winter storm warnings and advisories in effect for parts of the Rockies and central Plains through Saturday.
NWS snowfall forecast through 12 PM Sunday.
Thanks for reading!
Tim