Tag: wildfires
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A few showers Friday night-Saturday but overall a dry pattern continues at least through June 16; Chilly tonight with patchy frost possible in northwest Wisconsin; Some wildfire smoke returns Thursday; near 80 Friday; Gusty NE winds are back this weekend
5:50 PM Wednesday, June 7, 2023 A cool night ahead in parts of the Northland with a chance for patchy frost in northwest Wisconsin (inland from Lake Superior) as temperatures fall into the 30s with milder temperatures around 50 farther west toward the Brainerd and Walker areas. We have one…
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More of the same; Very little rain with milder temps inland, and cooler temps along with gusty NE winds near Lake Superior
5:51 PM Tuesday, June 6, 2023 The pattern continues to be stuck with no big changes occurring anytime soon. Basically, we’re seeing two troughs, one over the northeast U.S., the other over the southwest U.S, with an upper-level ridge in between, and that ridge has had a tendency to shift…
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A pattern change is on the horizon, but first a windy and rainy weekend, gale warning issued for the North Shore and parts of the South Shore for Saturday
6:09 PM Friday, April 29, 2022 The storm track this weekend would’ve been a good one for a significant winter storm (heavy snow) for much of the Northland, but temperatures are just too warm for precipitation to fall as snow, so instead we’re looking at periods of rain and drizzle…
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Messy weather on the way
7:41 PM Sunday, March 20, 2022 A complex storm system will be affecting the Northland over the next few days with the time frame for heavier precipitation starting late Monday evening/Overnight and lingering through early Wednesday morning. An initial round of scattered rain showers or mixed rain, freezing rain and…
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Wednesday afternoon wildfire update
3 PM Wednesday, 8/25/2021 Greenwood Fire Size: 21,720 acresTotal Personnel: 429Estimated Containment Date: September 1, 2021Fuels involved: Brush (2 feet) Closed timber litter. Timber (litter and understory) Live fuel moistures are very low. Conditions are similar to late fall. Evacuation orders: Lake County Sherriff’s office evacuation orders are in effect…