Tag: cap
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Central & Northern Minnesota Today
This morning, a small but intense supercell and bow echo raced northeast from southern South Dakota into west-central Minnesota. As a result, a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect downstream of the storm until 4 PM today, covering northern and central Minnesota (highlighted in yellow on the map). The main…
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Overnight Northland Thunderstorms, Rain Totals & Evening Risk
Overnight and early this morning, scattered downpours and thunderstorms swept through parts of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin before moving out over Lake Superior and northern Lake Michigan. Some of those storms had cloud tops reaching around 50,000 feet, which is pretty impressive for this time of day. With elevated…
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High Precipitable Water Values and Severe Thunderstorm Potential
12:20 PM Monday, August 26, 2024 Sunday proved to be fruitful as I gained three new paid subscribers to my blog, increasing the total to six. I hope to see this number grow further. My gratitude goes out to those who have subscribed so far. Considering the strength of the…
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Northland Weather Forecast: Thunderstorms and Severe Weather Risk
6:17 PM Sunday, August 25, 2024 Thank you, jday08, for subscribing to my blog; your support is greatly appreciated! I’ve reached 3 paid subscribers now, and I’m hopeful that this number will keep growing. A big thank you to everyone who has subscribed thus far. Signs of a weakening cap…
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Cap Erosion and Thunderstorm Development in Northern Minnesota
11:21 AM Sunday, August 25, 2024 Thank you to demaioribus for subscribing to my blog, I really appreciate it! Just a little weather update this morning. We have quite a cap (warm layer aloft) sitting over the upper Midwest this morning with 700mb temperatures of +12 to +13C along with…
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Very warm and muggy Saturday; Wildfire smoke lingers into this weekend; Cooler temperatures next week; Shower/t-storm chances Monday-early Tuesday
5:35 PM Friday, August 18, 2023 A very warm and also a very muggy Saturday is ahead in the Northland with high temperatures in the upper 80s to middle 90s while dew point temperatures climb quickly into the 65 to around 75-degree range Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening, so it…
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Chances for showers/t-storms Tuesday; Mainly dry Wednesday-Thursday; Near normal to above normal temps through the weekend
4:51 PM Monday, August 1, 2022 Showers and thunderstorms are possible at times in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin Tuesday and Tuesday night as a low-pressure system with its warm front and cold front move across the upper Midwest. The severe weather parameters actually look quite good in much of…