Tag: northland
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🌫️ Hazy Skies Saturday From Wildfire Smoke; Saturday Night Rain Mainly North
Wildfire smoke is expected to drift into the Northland on Saturday, but most of it will remain high in the atmosphere, causing hazy skies with minimal impact at ground level. Below is the HRRR model forecast for vertically integrated smoke. Saturday morning looks clear across the Northland, with the next…
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⛈️ Cold Front Sparks Scattered Showers and Storms Tonight Into Friday
Note: On Thursday, August 6th, Duluth marked its 24th day this summer with temperatures hitting 80 degrees or higher. Typically, the city averages around 23 such days between June and August. Remarkably, July 2026 alone saw 21 days reach 80 degrees or more, nearly matching the usual total for an…
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🌤️ Chilly Morning, Mild Days Ahead; Late‑Week Cold Front Brings A Few Storms
Early Wednesday morning, parts of northern Minnesota saw temperatures dip into the mid to upper 30s. It’s a sign of what’s on the horizon, as before long, we’ll be talking about frost and freeze risks across the Northland. While that’s probably still over a month away, it’s approaching fast. Coldest…
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🌤️ Best Weather of the Summer Arrives, With Just a Few Friday Showers Possible
It looks like we’re in for the nicest stretch of weather this summer in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, with dry days ahead, low humidity, and pleasantly warm afternoons. The only real chance for rain through early next week is on Friday, mainly in northern Wisconsin, where a few scattered…
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🌧️ Northern Minnesota gets over an inch of rain, with amounts tapering off quickly to the south.
Thunderstorms drenched northern Minnesota on Monday night, with many areas receiving between half an inch and over an inch of rain. Bigfork topped the list with 1.24 inches, followed by Cass Lake at 1.11 inches, International Falls at 1.09 inches, and Walker with 1.03 inches. Early Tuesday morning, storms brought…
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⛈️ Duluth Sees 1–5 AM Storm Window as Cold Front Approaches
A cold front will move east from western Minnesota across the Northland tonight, heading out by mid-morning Tuesday. Ahead of it, southerly winds will pull warm, humid air north, while cooler, drier air follows behind on northwest winds. This shift in wind direction along the boundary will create strong convergence,…
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🌧️ Monday’s Storms Target Eastern ND and Western MN; Northland Sees Late‑Night Round
A cold front will move east from the Dakotas on Monday, crossing the Northland late Monday night into early Tuesday morning. It’s expected to bring the next round of rain to northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, though not everyone will get much, which is pretty typical for summer. Showers and…