Friday Morning Northland Forecast: 9/20/2024

Final Friday of Summer

It’s the end of the summer as we know it, and I feel fine. The autumnal equinox arrives at 7:43am this Sunday morning, and not a moment too soon.

Part of the reason the cold front was so effective in producing severe weather yesterday, is that the airmass in the midwest was so hot and moist that it was just primed for exploding. And, that’s exactly what happened both yesterday morning, and even more so, yesterday in the late afternoon. We saw heavy rains, hail and even two reported funnels in the area. The National Weather Service will have crews inspecting areas near Cotton and Barnum today, to see if those were actually tornadoes yesterday, and what kind of intensity they had. Fortunately, they took place in rural areas, away from people, and except for some snapped off trees and light property damage, there were no injuries reported. That’s something we can all be thankful for.

The airmass moving in today is much calmer and gentler. Look for mainly sunny, dry and cooler conditions to take place today thru the weekend, and into next week. We won’t have any more highs in the 80s, as highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s become the norm next week. Our average high and low for today is 66 and 46, and that’s exactly what we will have, starting on Sunday. We could still use some more rain, as we only got .07″ yesterday, so we are approaching a deficit of 2′ of rain for the month.

So, soak in this last weekend of Summer 2024. It’s going to be sunny and warm. It has been a good, long summer, and now it’s time to turn the page.

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring