Tag: weather
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⛈️🌧️Showers and Thunderstorms Return Late Friday Across the Northland
Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Northland late Friday afternoon into Friday night as a cold front moves east from the northern Plains. Gusty south winds of 15-30 mph ahead of the front will bring increased moisture, with dew points rising into the upper 50s to low and mid…
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Cold Front to Spark Strong Storms in the Northland Friday PM
The next opportunity for showers and thunderstorms in the Northland is expected Friday mid to late afternoon into Friday night, as a cold front moves east from western Minnesota accompanied by a low-pressure system forecast to track northeast from South Dakota. Rainfall from late Friday afternoon through Friday night could…
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🌬️⛈️Cold Front Exits Tonight, Breezy Wednesday; Next Systems Arrive Friday and Early Next Week
A cold front is moving east across Minnesota this afternoon and is expected to clear the Northland by late tonight. Behind the front, a much drier airmass will return on Wednesday, with dew points dropping from the 60s and low 70s today to the 40s and 50s. Some instability has…
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Early Tuesday Rainfall Recap
East-central Minnesota, the Twin Ports, North Shore, and much of northwest Wisconsin experienced significant rainfall early Tuesday morning, with totals exceeding one inch reported from Brainerd to Aitkin to Palisade, decreasing to approximately half an inch in Duluth. In northwest Wisconsin, the highest precipitation was observed in the far western…
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Analyzing the 1997–98 Strong El Niño: A Winter Substantially Warmer Than 1982–83
This post will examine the strong El Niño winter of 1997-98, which was several degrees warmer in Duluth compared to the similarly strong El Niño of 1982-83, illustrating that each El Niño event can vary significantly. Let’s begin by reviewing the snowfall statistics for Duluth, Minnesota, during the winter of…
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🌧️⛈️Scattered Heavy Downpours Tonight, Gale‑Force West Winds Over Lake Superior Wednesday
Expect another round of heavy downpours and scattered thunderstorms across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin tonight into early Tuesday morning. For Duluth: Occasional showers and a few thunderstorms are expected tonight, with heavy downpours likely overnight into early Tuesday morning. The rain should clear between 6-8 AM Tuesday, leading to…
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Strong El Niño Analogs: Focusing on the Winter of 1982–83
This week, I’ll review past strong El Niño events and analyze the winter conditions they produced in Duluth and across the Northland. The three winters I’m highlighting—1982-83, 1997-98, and 2015-16—were all strong El Niño events, much like the one we are experiencing now. With a strong El Niño already established…