Tag: record highs
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Northland Heat Wave, BWCA Fire Growth and Smoke Risk This Week
Today’s blog will take a bit longer to read, about five minutes, as there’s plenty of weather to cover, including fires and heat across the Northland. As expected, the ridge over the upper Midwest has reached near-historic levels for this far north, with the RAP model indicating 500mb heights hitting…
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Low Overnight Storm Chances Tonight, Then a Remarkable 597–600 dam Ridge Builds Into the Northland Early Next Week
While chances are low, some model runs today suggest showers and thunderstorms could form over far northern Minnesota or southern Ontario tonight. If they do develop, they’d likely track southeast early Sunday morning. There’s plenty of instability and moisture in the air to support storms but rising heights from a…
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Major Heat Wave Builds Sunday–Monday, With International Falls Possibly Nearing 100° for the First Time Since 1923
According to the data I’ve seen, the last time International Falls, Minnesota reached at least 100 degrees was July 22, 1923. Now, there’s a chance it could get close to 100 degrees again this Sunday and Monday. High temperatures are expected to be in the 80s to low 90s on…
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Birch Bay Fire Update and Upcoming Weather Trends
Rain chances will remain highest west of the Northland tonight and throughout most of Wednesday. By Wednesday night, the western parts of the region might get some showers or a few thunderstorms. However, any rain making its way toward northeast Minnesota and the Twin Ports by early Thursday morning will…
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May 29 Temperatures Soar
Much of the Northland experienced a hot late spring day, with temperatures climbing well into the 80s and even reaching the lower 90s in some areas this afternoon. Even though it was a warm day, only Hibbing tied their daily record high for May 29th with a temperature of 88…
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Northern Plains Heat Dome: Ridge Keeps Most of the Northland Warm and Mostly Dry
The weather pattern remains highly amplified and isn’t expected to change through at least this weekend. The Northland will stay under an upper-level ridge, keeping conditions dry, though a backdoor cold front moving south and west could trigger a few isolated showers or thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening, mainly along…
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Evening Storms South, Chilly Lakeshore Winds Wednesday
This afternoon, scattered showers and thunderstorms rolled through the southern parts of the Northland, driven by warm, humid, unstable air. With light winds near the surface and weak winds higher up, the storms have been short-lived—forming, building up, and fading within about an hour. A few hit severe levels, bringing…