Tag: thunderstorms
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Warmth spreads across the Northland, accompanied by a few isolated showers and thunderstorms.
A mid and upper-level trough lingered over the upper Midwest into central Canada today, with the flow aloft coming from the WNW. It’s a bit of a “dirty” NW flow, meaning it doesn’t take much to spark a few showers or thunderstorms if there’s enough instability and moisture—both of which…
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Cooler, Wetter Pattern Setting Up for the Northland
Rain is on the way, but it’s still a bit in the distance. Tonight and Sunday morning will be mostly dry in the Northland, but showers may start Sunday afternoon with increasing rain chances Sunday night, continuing into Monday and Tuesday morning. Some elevated instability is expected Sunday and Monday,…
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Rain at Times Tonight; More Rain Returns Early Next Week
A cold front is moving east from western Minnesota this afternoon, bringing plenty of convergence both near and ahead of it. There’s been plenty of cloud cover ahead of this boundary today, limiting the heating, but even so, instability is on the rise. Whether it’s surface-based or elevated, CAPE values…
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Summerlike 80s/90s in MN Today, Turning Showery Thursday
Tonight, a warm front will lift north out of southern Minnesota but this front will likely grind to a halt once it reaches the Northland, and that front will then be overtaken by a cold front which tracks eastward out of western Minnesota on Thursday. A few showers or thunderstorms…
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There’s a chance of rain later in the week.
Rain is most likely in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, including Duluth, from Thursday evening into the overnight, with a chance it could stick around into Friday. The chance of rain comes from a cold front pushing east from the northern Plains, along with a strong low-pressure system moving northeast…
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Fog late tonight; mild Thursday, cooler lakeshore, rain Friday
Thursday will bring warm spring weather away from Lake Superior, with highs in the 60s and 70s, and even 80s in southwest Minnesota. However, an east wind will keep temperatures near 40 close to the lake, while the Duluth Airport will see highs in the 50s. Another round of fog…
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Weekend weather for the Northland: Expect occasional rain with a few thunderstorms in the mix.
Dry weather will stick around in the Northland tonight and through most of Saturday, but the chance for occasional rain will increase later in the day and continue into Sunday night. This rain will be caused by a northward-lifting warm front, which is forecast to be over southern Kansas around…