Category: rain
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A few rain and snow showers will continue tonight and Saturday, with gusty winds expected Sunday into Monday.
An upper-level low hovered over the Upper Midwest today, bringing chilly air and scattered showers. With temperatures aloft around -2 to -3°C in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, some of the precipitation fell as snow or graupel (soft hail), even though surface temperatures were in the upper 30s to 40s.…
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A few showers and flakes
The next few days will bring cooler weather, but nothing extreme. Highs on Halloween and Saturday in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin will generally stay in the 40s, with lows dropping into the 20s and 30s. Typically, highs around this time of year in our area range from the low…
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Weather Forecast: Rain Tonight and Tomorrow in western parts of the Northland
Rain is expected later tonight into Tuesday across the western and southwestern parts of the Northland, while mostly dry weather will continue in northwest Wisconsin, the North Shore, Arrowhead, and the Twin Ports region. The rain is due to a slow-moving upper-level system and a surface cold front tracking east…
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Monday will stay dry, but rain chances increase on Tuesday, with the greatest likelihood in the western and far southern regions.
In the next few days, a strong trough will move into the northern Plains, while a ridge stays over the Great Lakes and eastern Canada. This ridge will push the trough southeast, keeping most of the rain away from northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin on Tuesday. However, areas in the…
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Light Rain Tonight: Northland Weather Update
Light rain is expected for a few hours tonight across parts of the Northland, primarily impacting western and southern areas. This rain will be driven by a strong yet compact disturbance moving southeast from eastern North Dakota and northwest Minnesota this afternoon. Tonight’s rain totals will range from about 0.05…
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Current Drought Levels in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Moderate drought now covers 22% of Minnesota according to this week’s drought monitor, up from 18% last week. At the same time, 64% of the state is considered abnormally dry, an increase from 62% last week. No changes in Wisconsin, with 10% of the state experiencing moderate drought and 69%…
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A chill remains, accompanied by a few showers.
A large upper-level low and trough brought plenty of cool fall air to the upper Midwest and western Great Lakes today. Scattered showers, mostly cloudy skies, and gusty winds were common across the Northland. There were even a few reports of snow in some areas, which makes sense given the…