Month: August 2026
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🌧️Rain Targets Southern MN and WI Tuesday Night, Northland Mostly Dry
Expect rain Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, mainly south of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Duluth and most of the Northland should remain dry. Southern Minnesota and central to southern Wisconsin are expected to receive the heaviest rainfall from Tuesday night through Wednesday. Rain chances in the Northland could increase…
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🌧️ Twin Ports Rainfall Ranged from 0.4″ to Over 1″ Overnight
There was a notable rainfall gradient across the Twin Ports last night, with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms producing brief, intense downpours in parts of Duluth. Rainfall varied across the region, with totals ranging from about 0.4 inches to over an inch at the Duluth Airport and Hermantown. Other…
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🌫️⚡Fog Settles In Tonight; Northern MN Storms Roll Through Overnight
Tonight, a warm front will advance east-northeast from southern Minnesota, while a cold front from the western Dakotas moves eastward. By Monday afternoon, the entire system is expected to have moved northeast of the Northland. Scattered showers have tracked east across parts of the Northland today, remaining brief and producing…
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East‑Central Minnesota Gets Drenched — Duluth Barely Scrapes a Tenth
A widespread area of rain moved east-southeast across east-central Minnesota and parts of northwest Wisconsin on Saturday morning, with the heaviest totals in east-central Minnesota, where Hinckley and Aitkin each recorded over 1.50 inches of rain. Rain totals fell sharply to the north, with only 0.11 inches reported at the…
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🌧️Heavier Rain Hits Central Minnesota and Western Wisconsin; Northland Experiences Lighter Totals
A frontal boundary will stay nearly stationary this weekend, extending from the Dakotas to southern Minnesota, well south of the Northland. South of this front, conditions will become increasingly muggy, with dew points reaching the 70s, while north of the boundary, dew points are expected to remain in the 50s…
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Scattered Rain Chances Ahead; Drought Intensifies From NW Wisconsin to the Twin Ports
Despite recent rainfall, drought conditions have intensified across the Northland. Extreme drought now affects nearly all of northwest Wisconsin, extends west to the Twin Ports, and reaches far eastern Minnesota, while most other areas of the Northland remain under severe drought, according to the latest drought monitor update. Between July…
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🌬️ Pattern Change Possible This Weekend into Next Week; 🌧️ Occasional Showers and Storms but Low Confidence in Widespread Rain
A pattern change could occur this weekend into next week, potentially bringing more persistent southwesterly winds aloft across the Upper Midwest. This is notable, as much of the summer has been dominated by a generally northwest flow aloft. It remains uncertain whether this will result in a wetter pattern for…