Category: 100 degree temps
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Northland Heat Wave, BWCA Fire Growth and Smoke Risk This Week
Today’s blog will take a bit longer to read, about five minutes, as there’s plenty of weather to cover, including fires and heat across the Northland. As expected, the ridge over the upper Midwest has reached near-historic levels for this far north, with the RAP model indicating 500mb heights hitting…
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Minimal Lake Relief This Week as Fires Continue in Far Northern St. Louis County
Hot, dry weather will linger across the Northland for most of the week, with only a slight chance of cooler conditions near Lake Superior by mid to late week. Any relief from the lake will likely be minimal, as the water has warmed with mid-July’s arrival. …New record High Temperatures…
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Major Heat Wave Builds Sunday–Monday, With International Falls Possibly Nearing 100° for the First Time Since 1923
According to the data I’ve seen, the last time International Falls, Minnesota reached at least 100 degrees was July 22, 1923. Now, there’s a chance it could get close to 100 degrees again this Sunday and Monday. High temperatures are expected to be in the 80s to low 90s on…
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Areas of fog along with a cool breeze near Lake Superior; very warm and muggy inland (near record warmth Monday?) risk for showers/t-storms mainly over northern Minnesota through Monday night
We’ve got quite an interesting weather pattern right now, but at the same time it’s a frustrating one, especially for areas that need rain, like Duluth (-4.02″ below normal precipitation since January 1st) I’ll try to break down what’s going on now and what may happen over the next few…
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Rainfall and Storm Reports from around the Northland from June 1, 2020
Rainfall Reports from around the Northland from Monday, June 1, 2020 Source: https://mesowest.utah.edu Ely, MN: 0.43″ Isabella, MN: 0.33″ International Falls, MN: 0.22″ Silver Bay, MN: 0.21″ Hinckley, MN: 0.17″ Brainerd, MN: 0.15″ Solon Springs, WI: 0.14″ Minong, WI: 0.13″ Washburn, WI: 0.13″ Moose Lake, MN: 0.12″ Pine River, MN:…