Wednesday Evening Northland Forecast 6/14/2023
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
Categories: Weather Blog, Weather Video
A significant and very dangerous winter storm is still on track to bring much of the Northland to a virtual standstill later Saturday into early Sunday! Along with heavy snow, we’ll experience blizzard conditions and lakeshore flooding! Some light lake effect snow could develop along the North Shore Friday night, but a large shield of moderate snow will move south…
While many Northlanders are still digging out from the winter storm earlier this week that dropped between 7-21 inches of snow, another major snowstorm is on the way this weekend. We’ll see a light wintry mix today, but little, if any, accumulation is expected. As we head into the overnight hours, the snow will intensify as it moves south to…
DULUTH, Minn. — It’s time for the 2019-2020 Winter Weather Outlook from our Fox 21 Meteorologists! While we’re still a month away from the official start of winter, snow arrives earlier in the Northland and sticks around beyond March! We’ve already seen big snow events this season with a “Winter Storm Warning” across the Snowbelt with more than a foot…
BRUCE, Wisc. — A confirmed tornado touched down in Bruce, WI Monday night at 7:15. No damage has been reported yet, the NWS will be out there surveying the area Tuesday. As Severe Thunderstorms rolled across the Northland, many trees were knocked down in the strong winds that gusted up to 52mph. Several large poplar trees were uprooted in Marcell,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Severe weather is likely to break out across parts of the Northland this afternoon and evening. A “Severe Thunderstorm Watch” covers Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis in Minnesota and Burnett, Douglas and Washburn counties in Wisconsin until 8 p.m. Large hail, damaging winds, heavy downpours, and cloud-to-ground lightning are likely with any storms that…
DULUTH, Minn. – The 2018-2019 winter season got off to a quiet start with snowfall, but that all changed in February. A record 36.4″ of snow fell in Duluth making February 2019 the snowiest February on record. It beat the record that was set 80 years ago back in 1939 at 33.9″. Let’s put this into perspective. At the beginning…
DULUTH, Minn. – After a quiet, mild weekend, our next winter storm moves into the Northland Sunday night and Monday. A “Winter Storm Warning” goes into effect Sunday evening into late Monday morning for Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching and St. Louis counties in Minnesota and for Douglas County, Wisconsin. A “Winter Storm Warning” runs Sunday evening and runs through early Monday…
The much advertised first major widespread winter storm of the season is bringing heavy snow and a wintry mix to the Northland. A “Winter Storm Warning” remains in effect through Friday morning for all of northern Minnesota and until noon Friday for Bayfield and Douglas counties in Wisconsin. Also, in Wisconsin, a “Winter Weather Advisory” remains in effect through 9…
Forecast WINTER STORM WARNING UNDERWAY AS WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW BLANKETS THE NORTHLAND Good morning Northland! Here is a look at your current snowfall totals. Heavy snow will continue to fall this morning through the overnight hours. Putting down a half of a foot to over a foot of snow for the Northland. Roads are completely snow covered and will continue…
DULUTH, Minn. – Our first widespread major winter storm of this snow season will bring travel nightmares to the Northland into Friday. Significant snow accumulations are on the way across much of Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin and warmer air being pulled into the system will bring some freezing rain and rain to parts of Wisconsin and western upper Michigan. A…
DULUTH, Minn. – A major winter storm is heading toward the Northland just as holiday travelers hit the roads. The much advertised event will bring significant snow accumulations to Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin, along with some freezing rain and rain to parts of Wisconsin, downstate Minnesota and western upper Michigan. Road conditions will deteriorate from the southwest late Wednesday afternoon…
DULUTH, Minn- A quiet Christmas Day across the Northland with only a few snow flurries will give way to the first widespread major winter storm of the season. As travelers head out Wednesday, the road conditions will deteriorate later in the day as snow moves in by evening. Moderate to heavy snow and very strong winds are expected Thursday, Thursday…
It’s an official “White Christmas” across the Northland with 3″ of snow on the ground in Duluth, Minnesota, but heavy snow is on the way to the Northland later this week. After a quiet Christmas Day with only a few snow flurries, that much advertised winter storm that I’ve been talking about since last week finally starts bringing snow to the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Halloween is right around the corner. Along with the parties, kids are getting ready for trick-or-treating. But, Northlanders know that the weather can very well be more of a trick rather than a treat. Last year, just in time for Halloween weekend, more than ten inches of snow fell in Duluth. While an inconvenience, that pales in…
DULUTH, Minn. If you think it’s been a rather active and stormy spring and summer across the Northland, you’re right. Numerous severe weather events have brought damaging winds and hail, along with massive and historic flooding. As of Thursday, July 12, 2018, the National Weather Service office in Duluth, Minnesota, has issued 134 severe thunderstorm warnings this year. Checking the…
KELLY, Wis. — Trees are tapped and sap is running with these below freezing nights and warmer days. 100 maple trees are dripping sap for Gregg Johnson and John Barnes to collect. They tap not only hard maple, but also soft maples. Spending 2 hours each Spring day, they collect and boiling sap to make maple syrup. “It takes about…
DECEMBER 31, 2017 GOES DOWN IN HISTORY AS ONE OF THE TOP COLDEST NEW YEAR’S EVE’S! Our high temperature was only -9° in Duluth today! We have now tied for the SECOND COLDEST NEW YEAR’S EVE IN HISTORY! Duluth International: #1 Coldest High Temperature -16° 1967 #2 Coldest High Temperature -9° 2017, 1968 #3 Coldest High…
PORT WING, Wis. — High winds battered the Northland today but the Lake Superior Shorelines felt the worst of it. “It’s very windy! Very blustery!” explained the owner of South Shore Bar, Holly Wyant. The winds howled at 20-30mph sustained today, with gusts up to 40mph at times. The lake was under a Storm Warning until 10am and a Gale…
It was no surprise to any Northlander that eventually this warm spell of weather would come to an end. Now we have a date and it is tomorrow. The last sunny and warm day for a least the next week or two occurred yesterday. We will still see the sunshine, but it will just be accompanied by cold temperatures from…
It was no shocker to Northlanders that the end of October and the beginning of November was a cold and snowy one. Our first snowfall of the season was 10.6″ which broke a record for the most snowfall ever in an October calendar day. November carried over this snowy trend to start off the month, but the cold air has…
Today the Northland felt huge wind gusts as a strong low pressure swept across the International Border. Winds were sustained 15-30mph, with gusts up to 48mph! Those were the highest clocked winds in Minnesota and Wisconsin this morning. A lot of other areas also had gusts into the 40 mph range. These strong winds out of the northwest brought in…
This morning was the coldest one we’ve felt so far this season. In fact it broke our 1° record low set back in 1986 as arctic air spilled into the Northland today. It dropped our temperatures 20-40° below average! Here are the temperatures from this morning… Below zero temperatures dominated the Northland! With winds out of the southeast 5-15mph, feel…
A quick update on the snowfall this evening. All of the Northland is seeing some light to moderate snowfall this evening but accumulations will come to an end of about 80-90% of the area by the overnight period. The exception will be for the South Shore and also the Borderlands where some lake effect snow will occur. You read that…
It was a very chilly morning for many areas in Northeast Minnesota, Primarily north of Highway 2. Temperatures managed to drastically crash last night as a cold air mass settled overhead with calming winds and clear skies. These were the perfect ingredients to see temperatures fall just below zero. This is something that is rare this early in the season….
You aren’t mistaken that the cold air arrived earlier this year compared to the last two years. Just looking at last year, temperatures reached 70 degrees with mostly sunny skies. Temperatures today (Monday, Nov 6th) at Duluth International Airport reached only 30 degrees. This was 40 degrees cooler than last year. On top of the cold weather, it has been…
An Alberta Clipper welcomed the Northland with a fresh coat of snow for the start of November. Snowfall began this morning in North Central Minnesota and then advanced into Northeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin. Snowfall has continued all afternoon and evening which has piled up to several inches. The highest snowfall totals were in Itasca, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties…
It has not even been a full week an we are already talking about our next snow system to impact the Northland this early in the season. Another Alberta Clipper is diving down from Canada as we speak bringing snowfall to the higher elevations of the Rockies. Some areas could see over a foot by tomorrow afternoon. As for us,…
The grasp of Old Man Winter remains relentless this early in the season when many tree leaves have yet to fall which is just bearing additional weight to the already heavy and wet snow that fell last Friday. Snow showers have been on and off this afternoon but more consistent in parts of Northwest Wisconsin along the South Shore. Winter…
It was just the other day that parts of the South Shore saw over a foot of heavy and wet snow. Now, another surge of cold air over Lake Superior will restart the lake effect snow machine. The clipper system that is affecting us right now bringing rain and snow showers this afternoon will be fusing together with a much…
Lake Effect Snow ramped up on Friday night and into Saturday morning, with heavy snow bands setting up along the snowbelt. This made travel difficult on Friday night with snow covered roads. Over a foot of snow fell in Gile, with a majority of northwest Wisconsin getting 2-6 inches of snow accumulations. – METEOROLOGIST BRITTNEY MERLOT Categories: Weather Blog Tags:…
The first Winter Storm of the 2017/18 season has arrived! Duluth accumulated 10.6 inches of snow on Friday, making it the snowiest October day on record! The previous record was 10 inches on Oct. 23, 1933. Here are the highest accumulations in Minnesota. The snowfall isn’t over just yet, as the Lake Effect snow machine is kicking into gear this…
The snow storm we have been watching all week is now underway and is accumulating snowfall as it should be. Snowfall started along the Borderlands early this afternoon but snowfall accumulation was hard to come by initially with surface temperatures above freezing and soil temperatures well above freezing. After the slight delay though, accumulations began and are ongoing this evening….
A taste of the winter season is upon us once again as the Northland braces for yet another risk for snowfall but this time, with accumulations likely. There are winter storm watches in effect for Koochiching, St. Louis, Lake, and Cook Counties until 7 AM. An abnormally moist and powerful clipper from Canada will move into parts of North Central…
The Northland is under the influence of another clipper system tonight, but after this weak storm, a larger complex system will move in Thursday with lasting effect into the weekend. The storm in question is currently moving onshore over British Columbia in Canada with heavy rains along the shore and mountain snows on the higher elevations. By tomorrow night, the…
Cold air is settling into the Northland tonight. This will be the start of a long stretch of below average temperatures. As for tonight scattered rain showers will develop along and east of Highway 53. Winds will also begin to pick up out of the west and northwest at 15 to 20 mph. Rain showers will transition to rain and…