Category: wind
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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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Blizzard Hits the North Shore: Latest Snowfall Totals
A clipper low moved through the Northland from Thursday evening into early Friday morning, delivering blizzard conditions to the North Shore, including Duluth, and dumping several inches of snow across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. The heaviest snowfall hit the Twin Ports and extended along the North Shore of Lake…
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Arctic Air Mass Returns: Cold Weekend Forecast for the Northland
After a mild Friday, a much colder air mass will surge back into the Northland this weekend as a fresh batch of late‑season Arctic air drops south. Temperatures will tumble quickly tonight, with lows ranging from around 15 below zero to 5 above zero. Saturday will be sharply colder, with…
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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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December 28-29, 2025: Snowfall and Wind Reports
Snowfall report for December 28–29, 2025, updated as of 12 p.m. on the 29th. -On December 28th, Duluth saw 2.1 inches of snow, making it the second-highest daily snowfall of the month, just behind the 2.6 inches recorded on the 8th. Check out these wind gusts recorded on Lake Superior…
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5 p.m. Weather Update – December 28, 2025
Today’s storm has unfolded pretty much as expected, with a noticeable sharp cutoff to the northern edge of the snow this afternoon. So far today, Cloverdale, Minnesota, just east of Hinckley, has seen 4 inches of snow, while Brainerd, Minnesota, has received 3 inches, and 3 inches of snow has…
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Foggy and mild conditions will give way to strong winds and colder temperatures on Sunday, with rain and a wintry mix turning to snow.
Arctic air and strong north to northwest winds will sweep into northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin from Sunday into Monday as low pressure moves northeast from eastern Kansas and western Missouri, while strong high pressure builds southeast into the northern Plains. The tight pressure gradient between these systems, along with…