In 2025, my blog welcomed a total of 20,079 visitors, with December and March being the top two months for views. Over the year, I published 363 posts, totaling 146,162 words. Thanks to everyone who stops by, whether daily or when the weather gets interesting—I truly appreciate each and every one of you. Here we come, 2026!
Onto the weather—today’s latest clipper ended up tracking a bit farther north than expected, bringing a burst of snow to much of the Northland early on. It was definitely a surprise, as it didn’t seem like Duluth would get any snow this morning, yet we ended up with nearly an inch (0.8 inches). Sure, it’s not a lot, but snow is snow. Plus, that freezing mist that started Tuesday afternoon stuck around in parts of the Northland through most of last night and even into early this morning.
Duluth saw 13 days with at least 0.1 inches of snow in December 2025, compared to the usual 11 days. Despite the frequent snowfalls, the month will end up 8.9 inches below the normal snowfall total.
Tonight’s weather will be calmer, but quite cold, with temperatures ranging from about 5 to 20 degrees below zero.
The next few days will stay chilly as the Northland remains on the southern edge of the cold air mass hanging over Canada. A quick northwest flow high above will persist, bringing a few disturbances that might cause occasional light snow in parts of the region. One is expected Thursday morning, with another possible on Saturday. Snowfall should be minimal, with totals around an inch or less.
Another system crossing the area sometime Sunday or Monday looks a little more interesting and is one that could drop a couple of inches of snow in parts of the area, although the track and timing could shift in the next few days.
Thursday morning’s snowfall is expected to be fairly narrow, so any shift north or south in the path of the disturbance causing it will also change where the snow falls.
Note: If we get some snow in Duluth, it looks like it will fall before noon on Thursday.
HRRR model simulated radar forecast valid 1 AM tonight to 12 PM Thursday.
Snowfall totals are expected to be similar to the last two clippers, with about 0.5 to 1.5 inches on Thursday morning.
A cold weather advisory is in effect from late tonight until 10 AM Thursday for parts of northeast Minnesota, with wind chills expected to drop as low as 35 degrees below zero.
A wind advisory is in effect until 6 AM Thursday for extreme northeast Minnesota, with gusts of up to 45 mph expected. These strong winds may bring down tree limbs and cause some power outages.
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