Tag: gales
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🌬️🌧️🌊Lake Superior Gale Friday, Then a Quick Weekend Warmup
Today has been all about two systems: a strong northern stream trough digging southeast out of the Dakotas, and a southern stream system moving east-northeast from the central Plains. Southwesterly flow aloft carried moisture northeast ahead of these systems, bringing a rainy Thursday to northwest Wisconsin and east-central and northeast…
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🌧️💨🌊Showers Thursday, then a Windy Friday with Lake Superior Gales
A cold front and a strong upper-level trough will move through the Northland on Thursday, bringing scattered showers and ushering in a period of gusty northwest winds. The strongest winds are expected to develop Thursday night and persist into midday Friday, with gusts of 20 to 35 mph likely across…
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🌦️🌬️Fast-Moving Cold Front Brings Wind, Limited Rain Chances Late This Week
On Thursday, a low-pressure system will head toward the central Plains, while a strong trough and cold front push southeast toward the upper Midwest. The northern trough will help keep the southern system and its widespread rain away from the Northland, though a few showers might pass through our area…
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⚡🌧️Rain Tonight, Then 💨Gusty Northwest Winds and Lake Superior Gales 🌊Thursday Night Into Friday
Rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected in the Northland tonight, with showers tapering off overnight. The heaviest rain will be in far northern Minnesota and the Arrowhead region, where half an inch or more is possible, while areas farther south, including Duluth, will see much lighter amounts. Radar loop from…
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🌧️💨🌊Systems on the Move and Gales on Lake Superior Tuesday
Over the next several days, today’s system will move quickly northeast by late tonight, while a strong upper-level ridge over the southeastern U.S. expands westward. Meanwhile, another system over the Pacific Northwest is forecast to dip south before lifting northeast out of the Rockies later this week and into the…
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🌬️⛈️Cold Front Exits Tonight, Breezy Wednesday; Next Systems Arrive Friday and Early Next Week
A cold front is moving east across Minnesota this afternoon and is expected to clear the Northland by late tonight. Behind the front, a much drier airmass will return on Wednesday, with dew points dropping from the 60s and low 70s today to the 40s and 50s. Some instability has…
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Northland Weather: High Winds and Rainfall Totals for May 20, 2025
5:26 PM Tuesday, May 20, 2025 -Strong northeast winds will persist tonight and Wednesday near Lake Superior, including Duluth, with gusts of 25 to 45 mph, reaching up to 55 mph this evening. -Winds in Duluth have been blowing at 50 to 60 mph today, causing power outages in some…