Tag: thunderstorms
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Friday Brings Scattered Showers and Thunder Chances to the Northland
Another system will move east-southeast out of the northern Plains on Friday, bringing a fresh round of scattered showers and a few thunderstorms to northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin from Friday into the evening. With 500mb temperatures dipping to about -20°C, enough low-level moisture with dew points in the 50s,…
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Mid‑June Shake‑Up: Storms Monday, a Four‑Day Wind Run, and a Strong Midweek System
Cold air aloft and warmer surface air, along with a NW flow aloft and a surface trough, will likely lead to scattered showers and a few thunderstorms in the Northland on Monday. Sufficient CAPE and steep mid-level lapse rates may support some storms, particularly in the afternoon to early evening,…
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Northland Weather: Rain Chances and Temperature Trends
Two cold fronts will sweep across the Northland by Friday. The first arrives Thursday, moving slowly as it pushes east from western Minnesota in the morning and exits to the east by Friday morning. Hot on its heels, a second cold front will pass through the area later on Friday.…
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Weather Update: Dry Days Ahead for Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin
The upcoming weather pattern looks very blocky and amplified, meaning day-to-day changes will be minimal. Northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin appear to be in the dry zone after tonight, with little to no rain expected at least through early next week. A cold front is moving south across the Northland…
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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…