Category: Lake Superior Ice Coverage
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Warmth fades Sunday as cooler air returns; light snow can’t be ruled out
Widespread heat lingered today, stretching from the southwest U.S. through the central Rockies and spilling north and east into the Plains. Temperatures hit the 70s, 80s, and 90s across these regions, with the southwest seeing highs in the 100s. Grand Island, Nebraska hit a scorching 98 degrees today, a whopping…
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Potential Midweek Winter Storm for the Northland
The main story is still the potential winter storm expected to roll in around midweek, but it’s worth noting today’s record-breaking warmth in the Northland. Ashland, Brainerd and Hibbing all set new daily high temperature records for February 14th, with more details on that coming later in this post. Here’s…
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Northland Weather Update: Mild Days Ahead
The next few days will bring mild weather across the Northland, with temperatures in the 30s and 40s, while southern Minnesota can expect warmer conditions in the 50s, and possibly even hitting the 60s this weekend and early next week. The only notable weather issue around here in the next…
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Persistent Cold Snap
Today, Monday, January 26th, is likely to be the 10th consecutive day of below-average temperatures in Duluth, with the last above-average day being January 16th. Between December 1st and January 25th, Duluth saw 36 days with below-average temperatures and just 20 days with above-average temperatures. Duluth has seen 14 subzero…
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Frigid January Weather
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…
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It’ll be frigid tonight, a bit warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, then even colder air will move in later in the week.
A large ridge is pushing north into Alaska today, while a deep trough develops farther east, letting plenty of Arctic air spill south into the Northland. It’s going to be frigid tonight, with temperatures dropping into the teens and even 20s below zero. Winds will blow at 5 to 15…
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Northland Weather: Mild temperatures continue; A few chances for precipitation through early next week
6:30 PM Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Several waves will pass through the Northland through Friday, but none of them look to produce significant amounts of precipitation. Here’s the NAM 500mb forecast through 6 PM Friday. Tonight’s system is approaching from the eastern Dakotas, where there’s some light rain occurring late…