Tag: dry
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Mild temps into next week; Mainly dry through this weekend; Fall Foliage update
A pretty quiet weather pattern for the Northland over the next few days. Along with this quiet pattern will come warmer temperatures especially on Friday. We will have a warm frontal passage take place on Friday, and this will be followed by a cold frontal passage Saturday morning, but no…
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Summer 2021 Climate Summaries for the Northland
The summer of 2021 was warm and dry in the Northland. –Duluth and Brainerd recorded their hottest summer on record (records for Duluth date back to 1874). –International Falls tied for their hottest summer on record, while Ashland and Hibbing had a top 10 hottest summer on record. –Rainfall totals…
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Warm and Dry through midweek; Some wildfire smoke returns the next few days
It’s going to be a warm Sunday across the Northland, but the only location that has a good chance at tying or setting a new record high temperature for August 15th would be International Falls – See records list below. Record Highs for August 15th Brainerd, MN: 97 set in…
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Warmer temps return the next few days with no widespread rains in the Northland in the week ahead
It’s been a weekend full of vicious drizzle in Duluth and Superior which hasn’t really amounted to much in terms of total rainfall, it’s just been more of an annoying type of rain then anything else, but don’t worry, nicer weather is returning for those that miss some sunshine and…
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NE wind and cooler temps continue near Lake Superior through Thursday; turning warmer and more humid later this week; chances for a few showers/t-storms through Saturday AM; Wildfire smoke lingers (air quality alert in effect)
Rainfall deficits for July 2021 (thru 4 PM on the 20th) Duluth, MN: -2.44″ below normal International Falls, MN: -2.29″ below normal Hibbing, MN: -2.15″ below normal Ashland, WI: -2.09″ below normal Brainerd, MN: -2.04″ below normal Note: Duluth is running -5.04″ below normal in rainfall since June 1st, while…
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Widespread wildfire smoke lingers into Friday AM (Air Quality Alert in effect) Warm and dry through early next week
An Air Quality Alert remains in effect until 9 AM Friday for the northern half of Minnesota (orange area on map) This is a high impact air quality event as widespread wildfire smoke continues to move south out of Manitoba and Ontario while impacting northern Minnesota. Some of this smoke…
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A nice weekend ahead; A few showers possible middle of next week, but overall a dry pattern continues across the Northland
It’ll be a nice weekend in the Northland with pleasantly cool nights and mild to warm afternoons along with low humidity, but the lingering issue continues to be how dry it is in our area, with both Duluth and International Falls running -3″+ below normal in rainfall since June 1st,…