Month: April 2026
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Late April Chill: Weather Update for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
A cool northwest flow aloft has settled over the upper Midwest, thanks in part to an upper-level low in central Canada that’s drawing down some late-season chilly air. Temperatures tonight, Thursday night, and Friday night will drop into the 20s to low 30s across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. For…
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Flood Warning for the South Kawishiwi River near Ely; Crest Expected Friday Evening
Latest precipitation statistics for Duluth, Minnesota All the numbers are in the positive range, so precipitation in Duluth is looking good so far this year. We’ll see if that trend continues moving forward. Month to dateTotal: 3.66″Departure: +1.33″ Since March 1Total: 4.98″Departure: +1.19″ Since January 1Total: 7.02″Departure: +1.27″ ***Record rainfall…
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Flood Advisory: North Shore & Arrowhead, MN
Flood Advisory has been issued for the North Shore and Arrowhead in northeast Minnesota until 6 PM Tuesday. Rainfall in the flood advisory area today has ranged from half an inch to over an inch, with another quarter to half inch or more expected by around midnight tonight.
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Rain Fades Tonight; Frosty Nights on the Way
Much of the Northland has seen a rainy Monday, thanks to a strong low-pressure system lingering over far southeast Minnesota late this afternoon. The system will move northeast, eventually passing north of Lake Superior by Tuesday. Widespread rain will persist in the Northland northwest of the low tonight, but it’s…
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Spring 2026 Weather Update: Temperatures and Precipitation Trends
As of April 26th, average temperatures across the Northland this spring are hovering near normal, fluctuating within about one degree above or below the usual. Brainerd, MNAverage: 36.0 degreesDeparture: +1.4 degrees Duluth, MNAverage: 32.6 degreesDeparture: +0.2 degrees Note: Through April 26, spring 2026 in Duluth has been 1.3 degrees colder…
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Rainy, Breezy Monday; Flood Watch North Shore
Widespread rain totals of about a half inch to an inch or more are expected in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin by late Monday night. This rain on already saturated soils in the Arrowhead of Minnesota and along the North Shore of Lake Superior may lead to excessive runoff and…
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Occasional Rain Through Early Tuesday; Breezy Near Lake Superior
Rain will move back into parts of the Northland tonight and Sunday as a cold front stretches from southwest to northeast across the region. Where the main band of showers develops, rainfall could total between 0.10 and 0.40 inches or more by Sunday afternoon, while areas northwest and southeast of…