Category: polar vortex
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Arctic Blast Continues
Bitterly cold air will remain over the Northland this weekend. Temperatures will likely stay below zero again on Saturday, but there is a chance that some areas may climb above zero for a short time Sunday afternoon. If that doesn’t happen Sunday afternoon, then Monday afternoon’s temperatures look to rise…
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Extreme Cold and Winter Storm Alerts in the U.S.
A highly active winter pattern has taken hold, with dangerously cold Arctic air settled to the north as a massive winter storm targets a vast area stretching from the southern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the northeastern U.S. this weekend. Around here, it’s all about the dangerously cold…
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Frigid January Weather
Note: The high in Duluth reached 13 degrees today (Wednesday, January 21, 2026), and it’s unlikely we’ll see temperatures that warm again for at least the next week. In late January, typical highs in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin range from the mid-teens to low 20s, with normal lows between…
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Polar Vortex Brings Frigid Temperatures to the Northland later this week
Temperatures warmed up in the Northland today, with highs reaching the single digits to around 10 above zero. Wednesday will bring warmer temperatures, with highs mainly in the teens. After that, the polar vortex will roll in, delivering the coldest air of the winter to the area. Thursday’s highs will…
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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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Arctic Air Returns: Frigid Days Ahead for the Northland
A much colder pattern has returned after getting a break from the Arctic air earlier in the month. It’s already pretty cold out there, and the next few days will be downright frigid. But later in the week, we could be in for even colder temperatures—possibly some of the chilliest…
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Cold and blustery, with occasional snow showers.
An arctic airmass will move into the Northland on Wednesday, with morning temperatures in the teens dropping to between zero and the single digits during the day, then plunging to around 5 to 20 below zero by Wednesday night. Temperatures to our north in this arctic air were in the…