Tag: wildfire smoke
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Minnesota Air Quality Alert: Wildfire Smoke Impact and Low Temperature Reports
11:32 AM Monday, September 2, 2024 -An Air Quality Alert is in effect for areas of central and northern Minnesota until 1 AM Tuesday. The alert covers International Falls, Bigfork, Grand Rapids, Cass Lake, Walker, Leader, Brainerd, Aitkin, McGregor, Hill City, and Grand Rapids. -The air quality is anticipated to…
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Upcoming Temperature Anomalies and Rain Forecast for Northeast MN & NW WI
5:12 PM Sunday, September 1, 2024 A chilly night is on the horizon, with temperatures expected to fall into the 40s across much of northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin, and even some 30s are possible in the usual colder areas up north. There will be no new record low temperatures…
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to return on Monday, with cooler temperatures prevailing midweek. A warming trend is anticipated later in the week and into the next weekend.
7:23 PM Sunday, July 21, 2024 Following a dry Sunday, the likelihood of scattered showers and thunderstorms will rise again on Monday. As observed on Saturday, not all areas will experience significant rainfall; however, there may be areas of intense downpours potentially surpassing half an inch to an inch. Additionally,…
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Very warm and muggy Saturday; Wildfire smoke lingers into this weekend; Cooler temperatures next week; Shower/t-storm chances Monday-early Tuesday
5:35 PM Friday, August 18, 2023 A very warm and also a very muggy Saturday is ahead in the Northland with high temperatures in the upper 80s to middle 90s while dew point temperatures climb quickly into the 65 to around 75-degree range Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening, so it…
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Turning more humid the next few days with isolated to scattered showers/t-storms possible; More rain possible this weekend/early next week; July 2023 — 3rd driest on record at Brainerd, MN; 4th coolest on record at Hibbing, MN
6:24 PM Monday, July 31, 2023 There is a chance that we could see some showers and thunderstorms move south/southeast across parts of the Northland for Tuesday and Tuesday night with the greatest chances for some rain found over western/northwest portions of the area, or west of a line from…
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Rainy at times through Sunday with some wildfire smoke (Air Quality Alert in effect through 3 PM Saturday for NE MN, and through 11 PM Saturday in NW WI)
6:33 PM Friday, June 23, 2023 Here’s something I haven’t said in a long time — A wet weekend ahead! An area of low pressure will move east-northeast out of Wyoming tonight while a cold front over the southern half of Minnesota lifts north as a warm front on Saturday,…
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Drought Update — The Twin Ports and parts of the North Shore in Severe Drought; Scattered rains tonight and Friday; Widespread rain (possible flooding) still expected this weekend along with a possibility for significant amounts of near surface smoke
5:31 PM Thursday, June 22, 2023 Not a real surprise that we continue to see the drought expand and worsen across the area given the severe lack of rain in much of the area, but changes are coming as we enter a wetter pattern which could have some staying power,…