Overall, I think Thursday’s storm played out just as expected, with my forecast turning out quite well.
In Duluth, snowfall totals came in between 4 and 7 inches, matching my forecast perfectly.
The heaviest snowfall hit Duluth late Thursday afternoon into the evening, just as had been accurately forecasted on Wednesday.
Snowfall totals from Thursday through early Friday morning, April 2–3, 2026
- Palmers, MN: 8.2″
- Finland, MN: 7.9″
- Libby, MN: 7.8″
- Fond Du Lac, MN: 7.7″
- Duquette, MN: 7.4″
- Holyoke, MN: 7.3″
- Wrenshall, MN: 7.3″
- Bena, MN: 7.0″
- Cass Lake, MN: 7.0″
- Jacobson, MN: 7.0″
- Walker, MN: 7.0″
- Lester Park, MN: 6.7″
- Cohasset, MN: 6.6″
- Coleraine, MN: 6.5″
- Bovey, MN: 6.0″
- McGrath, MN: 6.0″
- Mahtowa, MN: 5.9″
- Maple, WI: 5.9″
- Deerwood, MN: 5.9″
- Silver Bay, MN: 5.8″
- Wright, MN: 5.7″
- Grand Rapids, MN: 5.7″
- Duluth, MN: 5.4″ (official total at the NWS)
- Iron Junction, MN: 5.4″
- Northome, MN: 5.1″
- Crosby, MN: 5.1″
- International Falls, MN: 5.0″
- Knife River, MN: 5.0″
- Floodwood, MN: 5.0″
- Cloquet, MN: 4.9″
- Hovland, MN: 4.8″
- Orr, MN: 4.5″
- Two Harbors, MN: 4.5″
- Baxter, MN: 4.4″
- Brule, WI: 4.4″
- Solon Springs, WI: 4.3″
- Island Lake, MN: 4.2″
- Superior, WI: 4.2″
- Moose Lake, MN: 4.0″
- Red Cliff, WI: 4.0″
- Ashland, WI: 4.0″
- Bayfield, WI: 4.0″
- Cornucopia, WI: 3.5″
- Payne, MN: 2.8″
- Grand Marais, MN: 2.8″
Note: On Thursday, International Falls, Minnesota broke its 24-hour snowfall record with 4.3 inches of snow. The previous record for the snowiest April 2nd was 4.2 inches, set in 2025.
Duluth, Minnesota had its 3rd snowiest April 2nd on record with 4.7 inches of snow on Thursday. The record for the snowiest April 2nd is 6.2 inches from 1950.
This is my original forecast for Thursday’s storm, issued on Tuesday, March 31.
This was my updated forecast, released on Wednesday, April 1.
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