Rain in Duluth will taper off this evening by around 7 or 8 PM, leaving dry conditions overnight and into Sunday.
Sunday will be breezy, with northwest winds gusting between 15 and 25 mph.
On Sunday, highs in the Northland will range from the mid-50s to the low and mid-60s, which is pretty typical for early October.
Radar loop from Saturday, October 3, 2026, running from 6:01 AM to 5:52 PM CT.
Note: By 5:30 PM today, Duluth has received 0.26 inches of rain.
Today’s system isn’t particularly impressive in terms of surface low pressure, which is just 1012 mb or 29.88 inches, but it makes up for it with some pretty remarkable dynamics in the upper levels.
A jet streak hitting 90 knots was observed over the Dakotas this afternoon, with another of similar strength positioned north of Lake Superior. Between these two streaks, notable divergence formed from central to eastern Minnesota into northern Wisconsin, producing widespread moderate rain and a few embedded thunderstorms earlier in the day. There were also a couple reports of small hail, about 0.25 inches in diameter, in far northwest Wisconsin and near Ely, MN.
Watch as today’s trough moves southeast from the northern Plains across Minnesota.
HRRR model analysis at 700mb from 5 AM to 4 PM CT on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
A relatively small system moving across the upper Midwest today.
Goes-19 lower-level water vapor loop from Saturday, October 3, 2026, loop time ends 5:10 PM CT.
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