Tag: Record Warmth
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Some rain at times Thursday night-Saturday; Mild temps continue through early next week
Will finally see a bit of a change in the weather pattern over the next few days as a strong upper level ridge which has been anchored over the upper Midwest the last few days begins to break down thanks to a trough approaching from the Northern Rockies – That…
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Record warmth in the Northland on Tuesday; Warm temperatures continue today
Note: Normal highs in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin are generally in the lower 60s this time of year. Highs Tuesday were in the 70s and 80s, and similar temperatures are likely for today, except near Lake Superior where it will be quite a bit cooler. High Temperature reports from…
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Dry and Mild weather continues the next few days; Some rain possible Friday-Saturday
Another very mild day in most of the Northland as highs today topped out in the upper 60s to lower 70s, but a stronger onshore flow (east wind) did keep temperatures a tad cooler closer to Lake Superior where highs reached the upper 50s and lower 60s today which is…
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Warm, Windy, and turning more Humid Sunday (near record warmth possible) Rain chances return Sunday night-Monday night
An upper level ridge will move over the upper Midwest on Sunday bringing with it a very warm air mass, but this won’t last long as a trough currently over the Pacific northwest moves east across our area on Monday. Much cooler temperatures will move into our area behind that…
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Threat for a few strong to severe thunderstorms Thursday; turning warmer and more humid this weekend into early next week (record warmth possible Sunday-Monday)
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible over much of the Northland Thursday and Thursday night. The setup for Thursday features a warm front well northeast of our area, while a cold front moves east out of western Minnesota. Southerly winds ahead of that cold front will advect warm and…
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Update on tonight’s rain and a look ahead to a threat for some severe weather on Thursday; Warming trend midweek-weekend (record warmth possible Sunday, Sept. 19)
There’s quite a bit of weather going on in the Northland this week, including multiple rain chances, possibly some severe weather late this week, and warmer temps which looks to peak on Sunday, that’s when we could tie or break record high temperatures in the Northland. MRMS radar loop ending…
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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…