A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until noon Sunday, with wind chills expected to dip as low as -30 degrees. Additional cold weather alerts could be issued for Sunday night into Monday morning.
Hibbing, Minnesota, set a new daily record low temperature for January 24th, with a low today of -35 degrees. The previous record low for today’s date was -31 degrees, set in 1961, 1987, and 2008.
It was another frigid morning in the Northland, with widespread temperatures dipping into the -20s and -30s, and a few places even plummeting into the -40s.
These are some of the coldest temperatures recorded in the Northland on the morning of Saturday, January 24, 2026.
- Brimson, MN: -43
- Seagull Lake, MN: -43
- Ash Lake, MN: -42
- Littlefork, MN: -41
- Eveleth, MN: -39
- Hayward, WI: -39
- Ely, MN: -38
- Cook, MN: -38
- Cable, WI: -38
- Glidden, WI: -38
Note: On Saturday morning, Duluth recorded an official low of -27 degrees.
Today’s highs stayed below zero in our area, though they were about 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. Even so, they were still around 25 degrees colder than what’s normal for late January.
Tonight, temperatures in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin will drop into the teens and 20s below zero, with some areas likely seeing lows in the 30s below.
…Record Lows for January 25th…
International Falls: -39 set in 1996
Brainerd: -39 set in 1904
Hibbing: -38 set in 1996
Duluth: -31 set in 1904
Ashland: -30 set in 1894
Sunday won’t be much warmer, though some spots might briefly rise a few degrees above zero in the afternoon. Otherwise, expect highs ranging from about -7 to 0.
Frigid again Sunday night with lows in the teens, 20s and 30s below zero.
Noticing quite a bit of ice along the shores of Lake Superior today on the GOES-19 visible satellite imagery, with the ice appearing in green on the loop.
Widespread Arctic air continues across Canada into the northern U.S. today, with this Arctic air pushing farther south where it’s meeting a combination of Pacific and Gulf moisture, while a trough digs southeast out of the northern Plains. This setup has led to widespread wintry precipitation today from the southern U.S. to the Ohio Valley.
Widespread winter weather alerts are in effect, and this has to be one of the most impressive winter weather alert maps I’ve seen in years.
There are extreme cold warnings in effect down to the Gulf Coast, where wind chills could dip into the single digits and teens, including in New Orleans, over the next few days.
Snowfall of 6 to 12 inches or more is expected to blanket areas from the southern Plains to the Northeast U.S. through Monday.
Additional ice accumulations ranging from 0.1 to 0.25 inches, with some areas seeing up to 0.5 inches or more, are expected through Sunday across parts of the southern and eastern U.S.
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