4:26 PM Sunday, December 15, 2024
Dense fog is expected to persist along the North Shore of Lake Superior and the Duluth area tonight until approximately mid-morning tomorrow. A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 9 AM Monday, with visibility dropping to a quarter mile or less within the advisory area.
The positive aspect is that temperatures have risen sufficiently, reducing the likelihood of icing from freezing drizzle this afternoon. This pattern is expected to persist into the night, with temperatures remaining relatively stable. However, this does not rule out the possibility of encountering some patchy ice, particularly in the elevated areas along the North Shore of Lake Superior tonight.
Colder air works back into the Northland Monday night with temperatures by Tuesday only in the teens and 20s.
Here’s the HRRR model visibility forecast through 12 PM Monday.
Darker regions indicate areas where visibility is likely to be less than one mile. The fog in the Northland is expected to clear by mid to late morning on Monday.
Today, a system is moving northeast across the Dakotas, with low pressure centered near Bismarck, ND. The bulk of the precipitation is occurring on the northwest side of the low.
As this system passes significantly northwest of our region, it will result in only light precipitation for our area through Monday.
Radar loop ends 2:58 PM CT Sunday, December 15, 2024.
Some light snow and mixed precipitation will be present at times in the Northland tonight and Monday.
NAM 3km model simulated radar forecast through Midnight Tuesday.
By Monday evening, up to an inch of snow could accumulate in far northern Minnesota, while a trace to half an inch is possible in other areas of the Northland.
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