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FXUS63 KDLH 051025
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Duluth MN
425 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Light snow today across southern areas with flurries north and
  some lake effect for Iron County.

- Another round of colder air arrives tonight into Saturday
  bringing below normal temperatures for the weekend.

- The pattern remains active heading into the next week with
  multiple chances for snow and temperatures remaining below
  normal.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 425 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025

Some light snow showers lingered across parts of the Northland
this morning in the wake of the first clipper system. The second
clipper was taking shape across the Dakotas and will track along
the I-94 corridor in Minnesota today and bring light snow to our
southern zones. The low track has shifted a little further
south, which will reduce the effects across the Northland. Light
snow showers will start around sunrise in the Brainerd Lakes
area and then spread north and east through the morning. This
activity is expected to remain south of the Iron Range and end
for most by sunset, lingering into this evening across parts of
northwest Wisconsin. With the shift south of the low, snowfall
amounts have gone down. Accumulations of around an inch or less
will be possible across northwest Wisconsin and south of US2 in
Minnesota. As colder air starts moving in this afternoon, light
snow showers and flurries will be possible for areas generally
along and north of the Iron Range into the Arrowhead. Some
stronger snow showers will be possible downwind of Kabetogama
and Rainy Lakes. These snow showers will linger tonight before
ending around daybreak Saturday as drier air moves in. Snowfall
amounts in this area will be around a half inch or less. Not to
be left out, northern Iron County will see lake-effect snowfall
taking over as the synoptic snowfall from the low to the south
ends tonight and linger into Saturday. Accumulations of 1 to 2
inches will be possible in this area. Highs today will be in the
teens and 20s with lows tonight in the single digits above and
below zero.

Most of the weekend looks dry and cold with highs in the teens
and single digits above zero for Saturday and Sunday along with
lows in the single digits below zero. Another clipper looks to
pass well to our south Saturday night into Sunday and may clip
our southern areas with some light snow showers.

Heading into the new week, northwest flow will remain in control
with multiple chances for snowfall. The first will be a clipper
in the Monday-Monday night time frame followed by a stronger
clipper for Tuesday into Wednesday. Additional snow chances will
be seen later in the week as the pattern remains active.
Temperatures will overall remain below normal through the week,
but will creep closer to normal Tuesday before more cold air
arrive Wednesday dropping temperatures back well below normal
for the remainder of the week.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1137 PM CST Thu Dec 4 2025

A mix of conditions continue into early this morning as areas of
MVFR clouds and some snow makes its way across the region. Some
pockets of IFR ceilings could be possible. A secondary push of snow
moves across BRD and HYR and maybe DLH Friday morning bringing
reduced visibilities and ceilings. Gusty southerly winds should
continue this weaken, becoming more northwest into Friday for all
terminals except HYR which remains more southwest until Friday
evening.

&&

.MARINE /FOR NEAR SHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR/...
Issued at 425 AM CST Fri Dec 5 2025

Westerly winds will diminish through the day and become
northwesterly tonight. Winds speeds will be around 6 to 12 knots
with gusts to 15 to 20 knots. The northwesterly winds will
increase tonight to 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 to 28 knots.
This will lead to conditions hazardous to small craft,
especiallyacross the Outer Apostle Islands. Winds then
diminish Saturday morning to 5 to 15 knots and remain there into
Sunday.

For the open water discussion, refer to the NWS Marquette Area
Forecast Discussion at weather.gov/mqt.

&&

.DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MN...None.
WI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 6 AM CST early this morning for
     LSZ121-141>148-150.
     Small Craft Advisory until 8 AM CST this morning for LSZ140.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...BJH
AVIATION...Levens
MARINE...BJH