It’s been a while since the Northland has had a winter storm. Granted it mostly affected northern Wisconsin, the U.P. of Michigan, and all the way down to southern Minnesota. Many parts of the Twin Cities had over 8” or more of snow. In our region most of the heavier snow fell along the snowbelt from the Bayfield Peninsula to Ironwood, MI.

Snow will continue to end from west to east this afternoon and evening with decreasing cloud cover. Our gusty northern winds will weaken a little tonight but not much. We’ll have to wait until tomorrow for a lower wind, even though it will still be breezy. Quiet conditions arrive for the latter half of the week into the weekend. There is a small chance for light snow on Saturday but little to no accumulations is expected. Temperatures become warm this weekend, with high temps reaching the 40s to low 50s by Sunday and Monday.

TONIGHT
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
THURSDAY
Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
FRIDAY
Sunny, with a high near 32. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
SATURDAY
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
WEDNESDAY
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.