Category: winter weather advisory
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Dense fog and freezing drizzle into Friday morning; Some precipitation at times Friday-early Saturday
It’s a bit of a messy setup with a strong mid-to-upper level trough over the Rockies and a low-pressure system in eastern Colorado, with southwest winds aloft ahead of it. Normally, this kind of pattern could bring a strong storm to the upper Midwest, but this time the upper trough…
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Clipper System to Bring Snow to the Northland Late Tonight into Tuesday
Our next snow event to impact the Northland comes in the form of a clipper system, which is something we’ve seen a lot of this winter. The majority of the snow from this clipper will fall late tonight until early Tuesday afternoon, tapering off from northwest to southeast. …Here’s the…
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Winter Storm Update, 6 PM Wednesday, 2/18/2026
Winter returns strongly, and so does Lake Superior. It’s been months since a northeasterly wind event like this one, so welcome back, Lake Superior; it’s been a while. Back-to-back days with peak wind gusts of over 60 mph in Duluth, with a peak gust of 64 mph on Tuesday followed…
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Winter Storm Update – 6:00 PM, Tuesday, February 17, 2026
A major winter storm is set to roll through the Northland from tonight into Thursday morning, with the worst conditions expected along the North Shore of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota. I had to use the lime green color on my updated snowfall forecast, and I’m not sure I’ve ever…
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Frigid January Weather
A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect until noon Sunday, with wind chills expected to dip as low as -30 degrees. Additional cold weather alerts could be issued for Sunday night into Monday morning. Hibbing, Minnesota, set a new daily record low temperature for January 24th, with a low today…
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Arctic Blast Continues
Bitterly cold air will remain over the Northland this weekend. Temperatures will likely stay below zero again on Saturday, but there is a chance that some areas may climb above zero for a short time Sunday afternoon. If that doesn’t happen Sunday afternoon, then Monday afternoon’s temperatures look to rise…
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A frigid week is on the way, with the Polar Vortex making an appearance later in the week.
With Duluth possibly hitting 30 below or even colder later this week, here’s a look back at the years since 1990 when temperatures that frigid have occurred in the city. Note: Last winter in Duluth, the lowest temperature was a frigid -27°F on January 21, with February 12 not far…