Category: precip data
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🌦️ Saturday Fronts Bring Light, Scattered Showers—But the Big Deficit Remains
A low-pressure system, along with its warm and cold fronts, will move across the Northland on Saturday, bringing a chance of scattered rain showers. While overall rainfall is expected to be light, and some areas may remain dry, a few showers are still possible throughout the day. August 4th marked…
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🌦️ Wet North, Dry South Over the Past Three Weeks; Saturday Brings Only Modest Rain
Over the past three weeks, far northern Minnesota has experienced a shift to a wetter pattern, with several rain events resulting in precipitation ranging from 100% to nearly 200% of normal since July 21. In contrast, southern areas have remained much drier during the same period, receiving only 2% to…
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Hit‑or‑Miss Summer Rain: July Drier for Most, Wetter Near Northern MN Fires
Rainfall this summer has been a bit of a mixed bag, but that’s not too unusual since summer rain tends to be hit or miss. We usually don’t get the large-scale weather systems that bring widespread precipitation like we see in fall, winter, and early spring. Compared to June, much…
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Seagull Lake and Hayward Stand Out in an Otherwise Light Rain Event
Most places in the Northland saw just a trace to around 0.1 inches of rain from early Monday to early Tuesday, but a few spots got quite a bit more. Seagull Lake topped the list with 0.76 inches, followed by Hayward with 0.55 inches. Cook and Aurora each measured 0.35…
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Large Wildfire Complex in Far Northeast Minnesota and Ontario Drives Extended Air Quality Alerts Across the Northland
An air quality alert remains in effect until 11 a.m. Friday for all of northeast Minnesota and until noon Thursday for all of northwest Wisconsin, with the possibility of extensions in both states. Fires are still burning in far northeast Minnesota and northern Ontario, Canada, sending thick, hazardous smoke south…
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Strong +3 Sigma Ridge Brings the Hottest Weather of Summer to the Northland
The upcoming 500mb ridge is expected to peak at about +2.5 to +3.0 sigma across the northern Plains and upper Midwest early next week, according to the GFS model. It’s quite an impressive ridge for this far north. High temperatures are expected to range from about 87 to 95 degrees…
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Northland May 2026 Weather: Temperature and Precipitation Insights
Climate summaries for May 2026 In the Northland, average temperatures for May ended up close to normal, with some areas slightly cooler than usual. Duluth, MN: -2.2 degreesAshland, WI: -2.0 degreesInternational Falls, MN: -2.0 degreesBrainerd, MN: -1.5 degreesHibbing, MN: 0.0 degrees Total precipitation for May 2026 Duluth, MN: 1.27 inches…