Category: weather update
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12 PM Weather Update for 4/12/2026: There’s a low chance of isolated strong to severe thunderstorms developing late this afternoon into the early evening.
Early this afternoon finds an area of low pressure over eastern North Dakota near Fargo with a warm front draped southeast through central Minnesota into central Wisconsin. For the rest of the day, the low will drift east-northeast, pushing the warm front farther north, while a cold front sweeps southeast…
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Winter Storm Update – 5:00 PM, Thursday, April 2, 2026
One winter storm is ongoing in the Northland tonight, with another expected Friday night into Saturday. Note: As of 4 PM today, the National Weather Service in Duluth, Minnesota reported 2.1 inches of snow, with an additional 2 to 4 inches expected by late tonight, which falls within my forecasted…
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Winter Storm Update – 12:00 PM, Thursday, April 2, 2026
A low pressure system of about 999mb/29.50 inches is positioned over far southwest Iowa and will move northeast, passing near Green Bay, Wisconsin by tonight. To the northeast, there is a strong arctic high of 1038mb/30.65 inches located over Quebec, Canada, which is sending colder air into the Northland with…
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Blizzard conditions are expected on the North Shore from tonight through Friday morning.
Note: For a storm to qualify as a blizzard, three conditions must occur for at least three straight hours: winds over 35 mph, visibility under a quarter mile, and falling or blowing snow. …Blizzard conditions along the North Shore… East to northeast winds will keep picking up tonight, with gusts…
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No travel advisory in effect due to whiteout conditions in parts of northeast Minnesota; Winter Storm Update 7 AM Wednesday, 2/18/2026
As of 6 AM Wednesday, Minnesota Power reported 104 outages affecting about 1,500 customers. There were a few instances of thundersnow in northeast Minnesota late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, including in Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Silver Bay. Since midnight, peak wind gusts have hit 66 mph at Duluth…
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Dense Fog Advisory for Duluth and Superior
A dense fog advisory is in effect until 10 AM this morning for Duluth, Superior, and nearby areas. Visibility is reduced to one quarter mile or less in dense fog. This fog isn’t widespread, but where it is occurring, it is dense, mostly around Lake Superior and along the I-35…
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Northland Weather Update: Expect a bit of light rain and snow on Monday.
A weak system with minimal lift will pass through the Northland Monday afternoon and evening, bringing a chance of light rain or wet snow, with a few isolated pockets of sleet possible. It’s not expected to be a major system and should have little to no impact on travel. It…