Category: record highs
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⛈️ Thursday–Friday Rainmaker: Plenty of Lift, Limited Severe Potential
From Thursday to Friday, a trough will slide southeast from the northern Plains, picking up a bit of strength along the way. With ample lift and moisture, it should bring some rain to much of the upper Midwest from Thursday into Friday. Scattered thunderstorms are likely given the instability, but…
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Scorching Sunday: Brainerd, Pine River, Moose Lake, Hinckley All Hit 95°+
A look at some of the highest temperatures recorded across the Northland today, Sunday, July 26, 2026. We didn’t break any record high temperatures for July 26th, as shown in the records below. Brainerd, MN: 100 set in 1929Ashland, WI: 95 set in 1929International Falls, MN: 93 set in 1914Duluth,…
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A warm Sunday is in store across the Northland before scattered showers arrive tonight and continue into Monday.
Scattered rain is on the way for the Northland as a strong low-pressure system moves east today from Saskatchewan and into Ontario by Monday. A warm front and cold front tied to this system will sweep through the Northland on Monday. Ahead of this system, south winds will draw moisture…
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Warm, Mostly Dry Weekend Ahead, but Northland Smoke Forecast Remains Uncertain After Friday’s Rain
Expect mostly dry weather across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin this weekend, with highs in the 70s and 80s on Saturday and mainly in the 80s to near 90 on Sunday. Breezy northwest to north winds on Saturday will shift to the southwest by Sunday. There’s a lot of uncertainty…
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Wildfire Smoke Engulfs Northland: Air Quality Alert Through Friday
GOES-19 satellite images show thick plumes of wildfire smoke drifting from parts of Ontario into far northeast Minnesota and over Lake Superior this afternoon, mixing with some clouds. The smoke is expected to move southwest across the Northland, with air quality likely to worsen overnight into Friday morning. The smoke…
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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…