Friday Evening Northland Forecast: 7/4/2025

A Stormy Friday Night

It was crazy hot today….everywhere, but in Superior, Wisconsin. In every direction from Superior, temps were in the upper 80s and lower 90s, with dew points in the upper 60s to around 70. Yeah, jungle-like. But, in Superior, with a wind from the east, it was significantly cooler. I know, because I was there, reporting for FOX 21’s coverage of the Independence Day Parade. Which was great, by the way! Lots of people, and lots of fun! It was so comfortably cool there, that many young kids sat in their parent’s laps, with blankets over them. I thought it felt great! And, I knew that just a few miles away, people were sweltering in the heat and humidity.

Because of all that heat, and a huge, elongated area of low pressure to the west, with a cold front to the northwest, we are getting some BIG storms blasting through the Northland this evening. There has already been 1 tornado warning (radar indicated), stretching from eastern Koochiching county, into far northwest St Louis county. It expired fairly quickly, with no damage reported. But the line of storms extends from northeast Minnesota all the way back to northeast South Dakota. This could be a long, stormy night! As the low pressure trough moves east, cooler air is filtering in, from the northwest. Our high temps on Saturday and Sunday will be in the mid and upper 70s, instead of close to 90. Saturday looks to be wet, windy and stormy, with most of the rain coming in the morning and early afternoon. By Saturday evening, the area will be clearing out, making for a very sunny Sunday. All this rain could also produce some localized flooding, so be aware of that, too. The flooding could take place on both the Iron Range, and the North Shore, by the time this system gets out of here later on Saturday.

We could also see some wildfire smoke from Canada come down from the north this weekend, too. Man…there’s always something!

In spite of all those variables, have a safe and fun 4th of July holiday weekend!

FOX 21 Meteorologist Karl Spring