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Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
Issued by NWS Duluth, MN
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188 FXUS63 KDLH 142110 AFDDLH Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Duluth MN 410 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - A warming trend will bring up temperatures Sunday into Monday. - Isolated strong to severe storms are possible on Monday. - Occasional rain and storm chances the rest of next week with warm summertime temperatures. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 407 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 June will return by early next week, as a ridge of high pressure over Ontario finally slides east, winds become southerly and bring warmer air into the region Sunday and Monday. Temperatures today have remained on the chilly side beneath cloud cover and with easterly flow off Lake Superior. Areas along and north of the Iron Range have been closer to normal values for this time of year, with sunshine helping to offset the still easterly winds. Sunday winds in general become southerly, and even though I expect more cloud cover farther north, temperatures should warm into the mid 60s to low 70s everywhere. It will still be cooler by the lake, but perhaps we will be shivering less than they have the last couple days. Our warmest day this week should be Monday, with a good surge of warmer temperatures being pushed in from the south. Showers that have lingered across Price county this morning have finally shifted off to the east out of the forecast area. There is now a new MCV like structure developing over northeast SD/southeast ND moving into Minnesota this afternoon. The bulk of this will slide across central Minnesota overnight, so have kept some chance pops going along the southern border of the CWA overnight into Sunday morning. Another stronger shortwave should move across Minnesota on Sunday, but with the better instability more over southern Minnesota, the stronger convection should be limited to central or southern Minnesota. While the bulk of this should miss our forecast area again, but have again kept some slight to chance pops going over the southern portions of the CWA through Sunday. Monday we have a similar set-up, but with the warmer air progged to surge farther north, we may manage to get some better instability and shear into the forecast area, which may result in some strong to severe storms Monday afternoon and evening. This severe weather risk is going to be conditional upon getting some warmer temperatures and sunshine into at least central Minnesota. Even if we do not get severe storms, am much more confident of getting rainfall Monday evening for a large portion of the forecast area, especially as a trough axis moves across the area Monday night. Tuesday through Friday will remain seasonably warm. There will be periodic chances for showers and storms with a broad nearly zonal upper level flow with shortwaves running across the region. Timing is going to be tricky so we have some smaller pops through much of this time frame, but I expect we will be able to narrow these down a day or two out. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1248 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 An area of predominantly MVFR ceilings to linger across the southernmost three terminals (KHYR, KBRD and KDLH) for most of this forecast. IFR ceilings are possible this afternoon around KHYR. MVFR visibilities may develop overnight tonight at HYR and KDLH as low-level moisture increases and fog becomes possible. Dense fog isn`t likely, but some light fog could certainly develop overnight and linger into Sunday morning. INL and HIB are expected to remain VFR through the period. Scattered showers will remain possible through much of the period for HYR and BRD. && .MARINE /FOR NEAR SHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR/... Issued at 407 PM CDT Sat Jun 14 2025 Breezy northeast winds will continue to diminish for the rest of this afternoon and evening, with gusts gradually diminishing to 15 knots or less. Waves are still around 3 feet, but these too are on a diminishing trend and will allow the Small Craft Advisory to expire here at 4 pm. Winds will remain predominantly out of the northeast Sunday, but will be lighter with speeds of 10 to 15 knots. Expect some occasional rain chances (20-30%) mainly on Sunday and Sunday night, with a few rumbles of thunder possible Sunday evening. For the open water discussion, refer to the NWS Marquette Area Forecast Discussion at weather.gov/mqt. && .DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MN...Beach Hazards Statement until 10 PM CDT this evening for MNZ035. WI...Beach Hazards Statement until 10 PM CDT this evening for WIZ003. MARINE...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...LE AVIATION...LE MARINE...LE