Tag: blowing snow
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Winter Storm Update: Revised Snowfall Forecast as of 5 PM, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
A messy winter storm will hit the Northland tonight and last through Thursday evening, with the heaviest precipitation expected from Thursday afternoon until around mid-evening Thursday. Duluth area: Snow will start to develop tonight, with up to an inch of accumulation possible by 8 AM Thursday. Snow will continue through…
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The next few days will be very cold and windy, with some snow expected tonight and another round of snow on Tuesday night.
A huge storm system is rolling through today, bringing all kinds of wild weather. Heavy snow and blizzard conditions are slamming parts of the upper Midwest and western Great Lakes, while a line of strong to severe thunderstorms—with multiple warnings and a couple of tornado alerts—stretches from southwest Illinois down…
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Winter Storm Update: Revised snowfall forecast as of 8 AM, Sunday, March 15, 2026.
A strong low-pressure system, measuring 990mb or 29.23 inches, was near Kansas City, MO at 7 AM today. It’s expected to move east-northeast, passing close to Chicago, IL by early this evening. Gusty north winds of 15 to 30 mph are expected in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin from today…
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An active weather pattern
The weather’s been pretty active lately, and it doesn’t look like it’s calming down anytime soon. Today, a pair of low-pressure systems stretch from eastern Colorado to northern Missouri, with a strong warm front cutting across north-central Illinois, creating a sharp temperature contrast—from the upper 30s in Chicago to around…
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A frigid week is on the way, with the Polar Vortex making an appearance later in the week.
With Duluth possibly hitting 30 below or even colder later this week, here’s a look back at the years since 1990 when temperatures that frigid have occurred in the city. Note: Last winter in Duluth, the lowest temperature was a frigid -27°F on January 21, with February 12 not far…
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Frigid! Light snow Sunday followed by gusty winds and some blowing snow
Another clipper will move through the upper Midwest on Sunday, bringing more snow. With temperatures in the Northland ranging from about -5 to 10 above, 850mb temperatures between -15 and -20°C, and precipitable water under 0.20 inches, conditions aren’t ideal for large snowflakes. Instead, the Northland will likely see more…
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Foggy and mild conditions will give way to strong winds and colder temperatures on Sunday, with rain and a wintry mix turning to snow.
Arctic air and strong north to northwest winds will sweep into northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin from Sunday into Monday as low pressure moves northeast from eastern Kansas and western Missouri, while strong high pressure builds southeast into the northern Plains. The tight pressure gradient between these systems, along with…