There’s a chance for some light precipitation in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin from late Wednesday into Thursday as a cold front moves through. Since it’s a clipper system from Canada, it won’t have much moisture, so we’re only expecting a bit of light rain, with the possibility of some snow in far northern areas. Any snow that does fall should be minimal.
I don’t expect any major snow events to hit northeast Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, or the Twin Ports for the rest of November. The computer models just aren’t showing any consistent signals that suggest we’ll see anything significant before the month wraps up.
So far this month, Duluth has seen only 0.3 inches of snow, which is 7.2 inches below the normal amount for this time of year. The least snowy November on record was just a trace, set in both 1928 and 1913. On average, Duluth gets about 14.1 inches of snow in November.
Only 0.03 inches of precipitation have fallen so far this month in Duluth, which is -1.22 inches below normal to date, while the fall of 2025 is running -4.52 inches below normal.
The driest November on record in Duluth was just 0.09 inches of precipitation, recorded in both 1917 and 1916. November 2025 seems to be on track to challenge that record.
Precipitation totals should be light, generally ranging from around 0.03 to 0.10 inches across the Northland Wednesday evening to Thursday morning.
HRRR model simulated radar forecast valid Noon Wednesday to Noon Thursday.
Early Tuesday morning, temperatures in the Twin Ports varied dramatically, dropping to 10 degrees at Superior Airport to 27 degrees at Duluth Sky Harbor Airport. In Duluth, the official low was recorded at 13 degrees.
Today’s low of 13 degrees at the Duluth Airport (November 18th) is the coldest temperature recorded in the city since March 22nd, 2025, when it dropped to 6 degrees.
Note: We saw a significant rise in temperatures this afternoon, which isn’t unusual in a very dry airmass, as large diurnal swings are common. The high in Duluth reached 40 today.
Here’s a glimpse at the other low temperatures from Tuesday morning across the Northland, with a few spots up north—like Cook, Ely, and Grand Marais—dipping into the single digits.
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