Record warmth hit northeast Minnesota today, September 29, 2025.
Brainerd, Minnesota
New record: 87
Old record: 84 set in 2021
Hibbing, Minnesota
New record: 82
Old record: 79 set in 2021
-Today, September 29th, Hibbing reached a high of 82 degrees, marking the first time since weather records began in 1938 that the temperature hit 80 or higher on this date.
-Today’s high of 81 in Duluth (September 29th) is only the fourth time since 1874 that the temperature has hit 80 degrees or higher on this date. In 1892, it reached 83 degrees; in 1922, 81 degrees; in 2025, 81 degrees; and in 1905, 80 degrees.
Temperatures this afternoon feel more like July than late September, with widespread 80s across the region and even some 90s in western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota.
Over the next few days, stronger northeast winds will develop near Lake Superior, bringing cooler yet more seasonable temperatures in the 50s and 60s. Meanwhile, inland areas will stay mild, with highs mostly in the 70s.
Warmer temperatures are expected to return to areas near Lake Superior later this week as winds shift more to the south.
A few sprinkles or light showers might pass through parts of the Northland on Tuesday as weak energy moves over the Upper Midwest, but any rain that forms is expected to be scattered, light, and quite disorganized.
NAM 3km model simulated radar forecast valid 7 AM to 7 PM Tuesday.
While a dry pattern persists for much of this week in the Northland, computer models are still indicating a shift to a wetter and more active pattern this weekend as a frontal boundary slowly moves across the upper Midwest. This setup is expected to bring at least some periods of rain to the Northland from Friday evening through Sunday, with the possibility of a few thunderstorms as well.
Current forecasts predict that northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin can expect at least half an inch of rain by early next week.
The chances for a couple of snow events are rising for parts of the Rockies and west-central Canada as we move into early and mid-October. Below is the European model’s total snowfall forecast up to 7 AM on October 14, 2025.
