Southerly winds will bring milder air into northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin tonight and Monday, along with a bit of moisture. Combined with a frontal boundary lingering across northern Minnesota, this could lead to some light wintry precipitation—snow, sleet, or freezing rain—at times through Monday night.
The chance of precipitation will be highest mainly south of our area late tonight into early Monday morning, and by Monday night, northern Minnesota could see the greatest risk for a bit of wintry weather.
In the Duluth area, the chance of precipitation remains fairly low through Monday night.
Winds will turn east on Monday, but with warmer air moving in aloft, there’s no anticipation of lake-effect snow along the North Shore of Lake Superior.
Tonight’s temperatures will mostly range from around zero to the teens above, with Monday’s highs generally in the 20s to low 30s.
NAM-Nest simulated radar forecast through 7 AM Tuesday.
Snow – blue
Mix – purple
Later this week, from Christmas Day into Friday, a system may move through the region bringing some snow or a mix of precipitation to parts of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. For now, precipitation amounts look minimal, with no major travel impacts expected, but things could change over the next few days, so keep an eye out for updates.
Here’s the 20-member GEFS ensemble forecast, valid at 6 PM on Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Snow in blue colors and a mix in pink on the images below.
This morning might have been the last of the well-below-zero temperatures in the Northland for the next several days, though there are hints we could get another blast of arctic air sometime next weekend.
On Sunday morning, the lowest temperatures recorded were -17 in Ash Lake, MN, and -15 in International Falls.
