Category: snow
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Northland Forecast: Muggy Monday, Storm Chances & Late‑June Snow Out West
A strong southerly low-level jet will keep pushing plenty of moisture north into our area tonight. This afternoon’s surface map shows two boundaries: one behaving more like a moisture gradient front, with dew points climbing into the 70s to the south and sitting in the 50s and low 60s to…
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Late‑May Ridge Locks In: Dry Stretch Continues Across the Northland
As May wraps up, the weather pattern stays pretty amplified, with a big ridge stretching from central Canada to the Great Lakes, and two troughs—one over the northern Rockies and another over the Northeast U.S. Most of the Northland remains in a dry spell beneath the ridge, with little to…
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Tonight’s Rain Forecast for the Northland
Early this morning, the first round of rain passed through parts of the Northland, and tonight will bring the second and final round with this system. Much like last night, the expected rainfall totals don’t appear to be very significant. This is a classic spring setup, with a few low-pressure…
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Expect more temperature swings ahead, along with the possibility of an active long-range pattern.
A few showers will linger over parts of the Northland this evening as today’s system heads east. We’ll enjoy a dry Wednesday and most of Thursday before another cold front moves in Thursday night, bringing a chance for scattered showers again, though rainfall totals with this front aren’t expected to…
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Cooler Temperatures Return to the Northland After Mild Spring Day
It was the warmest day yet this spring near Lake Superior, with temperatures soaring into the 60s and Superior along with the Duluth Harbor nearly hitting 70, topping out at a pleasant 68 degrees this afternoon. Temperatures across the rest of the Northland hovered mostly in the 60s today. Cooler…
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April 2026: Precipitation and Temperature Anomalies in the Northland
In April 2026, persistent troughing dominated the western U.S., while ridging stretched from the southern to eastern regions. This setup brought an active southwest upper-level flow and a busy weather pattern to the Northland, with cooler-than-average temperatures in northern Minnesota and warmer-than-average conditions in parts of northwest Wisconsin. Average temperatures…
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Late April Chill: Weather Update for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
A cool northwest flow aloft has settled over the upper Midwest, thanks in part to an upper-level low in central Canada that’s drawing down some late-season chilly air. Temperatures tonight, Thursday night, and Friday night will drop into the 20s to low 30s across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. For…