Weather Blog for Duluth and the Northland

5:16 PM Thursday, August 1, 2024

• Expect patchy fog late tonight into early Friday morning, with mainly dry conditions prevailing in the Northland both tonight and Friday.
• Expect isolated to scattered showers and a few thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon and evening.
• Expect warm temperatures to persist on Friday and Saturday, with highs in the 80s, before a shift to cooler weather arrives next week.
• Today, Friday, August 1st, Duluth experienced its seventh consecutive day with temperatures reaching at least 80 degrees. This warm streak is expected to conclude by Sunday.
• The humidity will decrease over the next few days, with dew points expected to be in the 50s and 60s.

Rainfall totals for August 1, 2024

Source: MesoWest

• Hinckley, MN: 0.29″
• Hayward, WI: 0.21″
• Solon Springs, WI: 0.20″
• Minong, WI: 0.20″
• Brainerd, MN: 0.19″
• Cass Lake, MN: 0.14″
• McGregor, MN: 0.14″
• Webb Lake, WI: 0.11″
• Siren, WI: 0.10″
• Danbury, WI: 0.06″
• Poplar, WI: 0.05″
• Duluth Airport: 0.03″
• Hibbing, MN: 0.02″
• Moose Lake, MN: 0.02″
• Ashland, WI: 0.01″
• Washburn, WI: 0.01″

Today, an upper-level low and trough were advancing southeastward across the upper Midwest and western Great Lakes, while a significant upper-level ridge, featuring 500mb heights reaching 6002 decameters, spanned a vast area of the western United States.

Today, temperatures fluctuated significantly across the region, influenced by varying sky conditions.

In areas where sunny skies prevailed, temperatures reached the 80s to around 90 degrees this afternoon, whereas regions with cloudier skies experienced temperatures primarily in the 70s.

Note: Today was an unusual day with temperatures in northern Minnesota being warmer than those in southern Minnesota.

This afternoon, widespread heat covered the northern and central Plains, extending to the western U.S., in areas near and beneath the upper ridge.

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Quite a strong system over the area this afternoon.

Goes-16 visible satellite loop ending 4:16 PM CT Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Goes-16 water vapor loop ending 4 PM CT Thursday, August 1, 2024.

The Northland will experience an area of low pressure along with a warm front and cold front this Saturday. This system may bring some showers and isolated thunderstorms as it passes through the region on Saturday.

Thanks for reading!

Tim