Tag: drought
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Dry pattern through this weekend with more wildfire smoke tonight and Friday; Heat wave stays south of the Northland next week with cooler temps in our area, especially near Lake Superior
4:21 PM Thursday, August 17, 2023 A one-day warm wave ahead in Duluth and this occurs on Saturday with temperatures possibly climbing into the upper 80s, otherwise we’re looking at highs which will mostly be in the 70s to around 80 for the next 10 days while a northeast wind…
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Rainfall totals of 1-2″+ reported in parts of the Northland Friday PM-early Saturday AM; More rain at times through Sunday
10:45 AM Saturday, June 24, 2023 24-Hour Rainfall Reports for June 23-24, 2023Ending 10 AM on the 24th Source: MesoWest; NWS Duluth, MN. Fredenberg, MN: 5.12″15.4 NNW Duluth, MN: 4.41″Floodwood, MN: 2.10″Hermantown, MN: 1.23″1 NNE Aitkin, MN: 1.13″Mississippi River near Aitkin, MN: 1.12″Embarrass, MN: 1.03″14.8 S Superior, WI: 1.03″Brimson, MN:…
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Drought Update — The Twin Ports and parts of the North Shore in Severe Drought; Scattered rains tonight and Friday; Widespread rain (possible flooding) still expected this weekend along with a possibility for significant amounts of near surface smoke
5:31 PM Thursday, June 22, 2023 Not a real surprise that we continue to see the drought expand and worsen across the area given the severe lack of rain in much of the area, but changes are coming as we enter a wetter pattern which could have some staying power,…
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Scattered showers and a few t-storms Thursday night-Friday; A widespread rain event this weekend
5:55 PM Wednesday, June 21, 2023 A strong upper-level trough and area of low pressure will be moving into California over the next 24 hours. This system will lift northeast passing over the upper Midwest on Sunday, and then will see this system exit off to the east on Monday.…
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Very warm (cooler near Lake Superior) and continued dry the next few days; Rain chances increase late this week/this weekend; June 2023 thru the 19th ranks as the driest June on record by climate district in Northeast Minnesota
6:12 PM Monday, June 19, 2023 Widespread heat covers a large area from Texas to western Minnesota this afternoon with temperatures in the low to even mid 100s in parts of Texas with 100-degree temperatures as far north as central and northeast South Dakota this afternoon with 90s into western…
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Air Quality Alert in effect until 6 AM Friday; Dry pattern continues with more wildfire smoke
7:23 PM Wednesday, June 14, 2023 Rain chances for this weekend are diminishing in the Northland. Overall, a dry pattern continues in the Northland well into next week. Looking ahead to next week’s pattern features more or less the same pattern we’ve been in for about a month or so.…
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Mainly dry for the next 5-7 days; Patchy frost possible away from Lake Superior early Sunday morning; 80s in parts of the Northland Monday-Tuesday
4:51 PM Saturday, June 10, 2023 Some parts of the Northland did get some rain Friday night and early Saturday morning but here in the Twin Ports the rain missed us, again. May 18th — The last time the Duluth Airport received at least a quarter inch of rain (0.27″).…