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Friday Evening Northland Forecast: 1/17/2025

Extreme Cold Warning
Karl Spring,

The National Weather Service is using a new product this winter, called an Extreme Cold Warning. It’s pretty self-explanatory. And they have issued one for most of the Northland, which will be in effect from 6pm Saturday night, til Noon on Tuesday. It includes all of the FOX 21 TV viewing area in northern MN and WI, but it does…

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Extreme Temps: Ruth House Warming Center Offers Place to Stay

Paige Hansen,

SUPERIOR, Wis. –With a severe cold spell hitting the Twin Ports in the upcoming days, Superior’s only warming center is seeing an increase in visitors. The Ruth House warming center is open every night that temps drop past 30 degrees. With an Extreme Cold Warming being issued for the northland, the warming house is encouraging people who are homeless to…

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Important Tips for Braving Dangerous Temperatures

Emily Halling,

DULUTH, Minn.– The winter season is feeling a bit more seasonal this year, because some freezing cold temperatures are on the horizon. The Northland is bracing for a cold stretch, lasting through next Wednesday. With temperatures falling well into the negative teens and ’20s. Temps that low matched with windchill are especially dangerous, because frostbite can occur in as little…

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24 Dead As Crews Try To Corral Los Angeles Wildfires Before Winds Return

The Associated Press,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed 24 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of dangerous weather with the return of strong winds this week. At least 16 people were missing, and authorities said that number was expected to rise. The National…

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Friday Evening Northland Forecast: 1/10/2025

More Snow, Then Cold
Karl Spring,

We are about halfway through winter. That seems hard to believe, since we’ve hardly had any snow yet. I was pleased to see we got 1-2″ yesterday. But, I want more….lots more! I want a low pressure system to park itself over Lake Superior, and throw 1-2 FEET of snow our way! I keep looking at extended forecasts that go…

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Deadly Los Angeles Wildfires Rage On; FOX 21’s Perspective Of Fires On Northland Map

Dan Hanger, Rusty Mehlberg, The Associated Press,

DULUTH, Minn. — Click the video above to watch FOX 21’s coverage at 9 p.m. Wednesday of the raging, fatal wildfires in the Los Angeles area.  Plus, Meteorologist Rusty Mehlberg gives a perspective of what the size of the fires over Los Angeles would look in Duluth and other parts of the Northland.  It’s a perspective that really opens your…

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Heaviest Snowfall In A Decade Possible In Parts Of U.S.

The Associated Press,

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday, as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas. Snow and ice blanketed major roadways in nearly all of Kansas, western Nebraska and parts of Indiana, where the state’s…

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Friday Evening Northland Forecast: 1/3/2025

First Weekend of 2025
Karl Spring,

Welcome to the first weekend of 2025. It seems a lot colder than just a week ago. That’s because it is. Just last Friday evening, we were talking about temps close to 40 degrees, and a dense fog advisory. Wow! What a difference a week makes in the Northland! Today, we’ve had a high of 9, and low of 2,…
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John Beargrease Sled Dog Race Postponed for 2nd Year in a Row

Drew Kerner,

NORTHERN MINNESOTA – Unusual winter weather has yet again postponed the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon for a second year. All three races –  the 40-miler, the 120 miler, and the 300-mile marathon – were originally scheduled for January 26. But today, the board of directors announced on social media that the race will be postponed to March 2. The…

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Friday Evening Northland Forecast: 12/27/2024

A Foggy Friday Night
Karl Spring,

Well, this is ridiculous. We finally got to the Winter Solstice last Saturday, and today we have thick fog and rain. That is not making the kids happy who want to take their new sleds down the hill! A persistent flow of warm air from the south has turned what little snow we do have to mush, and even that…