Category: Wildfire Smoke
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Forecast: Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Possible Late Monday-early Tuesday
Before Monday arrives, we have one more cool night ahead, with patchy frost possible in parts of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, especially inland from Lake Superior. Tonight’s lows will be in the 30s and 40s, but record-breaking cold is not expected, unlike the past few nights. Showers and thunderstorms…
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Scattered Showers Followed by Pleasant Weekend Temps
After taking a break from maintaining my blog, it’s finally back up and running, thanks to some excellent support from WordPress. They did an amazing job restoring everything, especially since I struggled for hours on Monday without success. I’m really grateful for their help! Most of my blog posts are…
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Weather Forecast: Warmth and some Rain for the Northland
6:27 PM Sunday, June 1, 2025 Significant warmth is present today due to an upper-level ridge positioned over the northern Plains. Temperatures near this ridge range from the middle 80s to lower 90s, while mid-70s to lower 80s are prevalent farther east in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. However, an…
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Air Quality Alert and Weather Update for the Northland
7:07 PM Saturday, May 31, 2025 Warm temperatures are anticipated to persist in the Northland through Monday, with the peak warmth projected for that day, featuring widespread 80s and potentially a few 90s, contingent on the smoke not significantly obscuring the sun. A cold front will bring some rain to…
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Air Quality Alert: Smoke Forecast for Northeastern Minnesota
5:55 PM Wednesday, May 28, 2025 An air quality alert (red area on the map) is in effect from Thursday morning at 8 AM through late Friday afternoon at 6 PM for northeastern Minnesota. Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires in southeast Manitoba is expected to move southeast into northeastern Minnesota…
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Northland Weather Update: Showers and Storms Ahead
5:30 PM Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Isolated showers and thunderstorms are anticipated on Wednesday across portions of the Northland, particularly in northwest Wisconsin and far eastern Minnesota. While showers are expected to be quite scattered, areas where they do occur may experience brief heavy downpours. However, a widespread rain event…
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Record High Temperatures in the Northland: May 12th 2025
5:26 PM Monday, May 12, 2025 A large upper-level ridge remained over the upper Midwest today, with plenty of heat and sunshine occurring near this ridge, with temperatures in the 80s and 90s. More record breaking warmth in the Northland today. New record high temperatures set or tied for May…