Tag: omega block
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Duluth’s First 80-Degree Day of 2025: Weather Insights
6:22 PM Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Duluth experienced its first 80-degree day of the year today, Tuesday, May 6th, with a high temperature of 84 degrees. This is 25 degrees above the average for May 6th but falls short of the record high of 92 degrees, which was set in…
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First 80-Degree Days of 2025 in the Northland
8:17 AM Monday, May 5, 2025 An Omega Block pattern is present in the U.S., marked by low pressure systems in the southwest and Ohio Valley, with high pressure in the upper Midwest. This pattern will take time to change this week, but will eventually do so. The first 80-degree…
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Hit and miss downpours continue the next few days; 3rd driest May on record at Duluth; Warm pattern continues with cooler temps near Lake Superior; Storm Reports from Tuesday
6:05 PM Wednesday, May 31, 2023 May 2023 will be remembered as a month which featured a blocking pattern (Omega Block) along with what seems like a never-ending east wind near Lake Superior which I guess isn’t too unusual for May, but the number of days with an east wind…
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Chilly with a little snow tonight; milder Saturday (few snow/rain showers) frigid early next week with record cold possible
We’ve been in the grips of a very cold weather pattern for a while now, and it will continue into the middle of next week, but changes in the pattern are possible by next weekend which may lead to the very cold temps giving way to more frequent shots of…