Windy weather is on the way for Friday as a strong cold front passes through the Northland while a deep low pressure system tracks east across Ontario.
Northwest winds will increase with gusts of 25 to 50 mph across the Northland, with the strongest winds across northeast Minnesota. The Arrowhead, along the higher terrain of the North Shore, could see wind gusts up to 60 mph. These strong winds will continue into Friday evening before diminishing late Friday night.
Wind alerts (high wind warning and wind advisory) are in effect Friday into Friday evening for northeast Minnesota.
The strong winds could lead to a few power outages in northeast Minnesota on Friday afternoon and evening.
Euro model wind gust forecast valid 12 PM Friday to 6 AM Saturday.
Temperatures will warm into the mid 30s and low to mid 40s in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin on Friday, with 50s a little farther south.
Arctic air is set to return Friday night into this weekend, with highs Saturday only in the single digits and teens above zero across the Northland, and in the teens and lower 20s on Sunday. Lows ranging from around 5 above zero to as low as 20 below zero are expected this weekend in the Northland, with Sunday morning looking like the coldest morning.
We saw some more snow over northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin this morning, with some bands of moderate to heavy snowfall in spots, which led to higher snow accumulations than were forecasted.
Snowfall Reports from Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Washburn, WI: 4.0″
- Herbster, WI: 3.2″
- Cornucopia, WI: 2.3″
- Gile, WI: 2.0″
- Munger, MN: 2.0″
- Duluth, MN: 1.9″ (official total at the NWS)
- Two Harbors, MN: 1.6″
- Payne, MN: 1.0″
- International Falls, MN: 0.7″
Updated snowfall stats for Duluth, Minnesota as of 4 PM on February 26, 2026.
Month to date total: 16.2 inches
Departure: 2.3 inches above normal
Seasonal total for 2025-2026: 54.9 inches
Departure: -11.4 inches below normal
Snow depth: 20 inches
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