Partly Sunny Friday ahead of a system, Rain chances for Saturday, Sun back for Sunday.

Regional Weather Conditions

The Upper Midwest has been enjoying quiet conditions for the past couple days, but Rain chances will increase ahead of a weak cold front, This system will moved through fast and bring Clearing weather for Sunday.

New Local View Map showing Fridays weather conditions.

Note, I've redone the local weather view map to look somewhat more modern, and to make more room for icons, Blue dots represent communities. Cities over the population of 5,000 are in bold letter. I've also extend the map to show Northern Burnett and Washburn counties.

Locally, We can expect one more dry day before rain moved back in Late Friday. Clouds will probably be pretty much here through out the day Friday bringing Partly Sunny to Partly Cloudy conditions to a few locations. Highs will remain kinda chilly in the upper 60s. Lows in the low 50s Friday. Saturday will have a chance of scattered light showers, It will not be an all day rain, but a few widely scattered showers will be possible. Highs will be in the low to mid 60s due too the rain. Things clear Sunday with Partly Cloudy Skies and warmer temperatures in the 70s.

Friday, Partly Sunny to Partly Cloudy Skies with highs in the upper 60s. Friday Night, Showers, Lows in thel ow 50s.

Saturday, Chilly, Scattered Showers best chances early otherwise Cloudy Skies with highs in the low 60s Saturday Night, Clearing, Lows in the upper 40s

Sunday, Nice! Partly cloudy to Sunny, Warmer with highs in the low 70s Sunday Night, Partly Cloudy lows in the low 50s

Looking Ahead, After things warm up slightly Sunday, A cold front will pass through late Monday and will bring in Much cooler air, This has been showing in the models for the past few weeks. With this air mass we have the potential for lows in the 30s across the entire local area. Frost may be possible,Especially by Midweek. We will continue a quiet cool weather pattern through most of next week before things become more active again by Saturday the 18th, with rain showers ahead of a warmer air mass that will start to move in. by Tuesday the 21st we have possible thunderstorms chances, It looks Mild during this time. It continues to be mild and active though the rest of the model run which ends on the 24st of Sept. The overall pattern looks to warm things up after Midweek next week.

Fall Color Maps!

September has come fast, and it is time to start my Annual Fall Color Reports, I will have my first report out by this weekend!

Strong weather system, rain and strong winds across the area Tuesday.

Strong winds causing whitecaps on Lake Magnor September 8th.

A strong weather system effected the area Monday and Tuesday of this week. It started off as a weak low pressure, that strengthened and developed over South Dakota, This low pressure system had several fronts that went through causing at first showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain on Monday Night, with 0.24" at my location in a 5 minute downpour! Then strong winds with isolated showers on Tuesday as the low moved off and passed right over the Burnett County-Washburn County area. as the system moved to the Northeast Early Tuesday the cold front pass through and brought in a cold, raw day with clouds and strong winds. Highs were in the 60s! some places were didn't even make it out of the 60s!


Banana plant getting whipped by Tropical storm force winds.

This system brought with it some pretty high wind gusts, well into the 30MPH range here is a list of some wind gusts with high temps

Menomonie 62.F 37MPH

Siren 60.F 35MPH

Rice Lake 61.F 33MPH

New Richmond 61.F 32MPH

Clayton-My Station 60.F 32MPH

Osceola 63.F 32MPH

Amery 61.F 27MPH

Cumberland 60.F 28MPH


Maple Tree missing a top Sept 8th

There was some minor tree damage in the local area from the strong winds, I saw this mid sized young tree lost it's top as the strong NW winds blew off Lake Camila on the Northern side of town. In my yard there were a few small to mid size dead branches that were knocked out of our trees. sometimes it's surprising how systems like these cause so much damage from winds of just 30+MPH but when you factor in the Sustained winds, which was 20 to 25MPH at times, it becomes clear that strong low pressure systems can deliver quite a punch! this was the windiest system we've had so far this early fall season, and it has been at least a couple of months since my station recorded a 30+MPH wind gust!

Image from SPC

Note: I will not be here this afternoon between 4PM and 9PM please go to the latest watches and warnings link on the right side panel for the latest warning information, I will be providing live updated posts from my work location during this time through twitter.

The SPC has continues a Slight Risk for severe weather for parts of the Upper Midwest Monday, including the entire 6 county area, A enhances 5% risk for tornado's is included in this outlook. A strong low pressure system and front will push through during the evening hours, thunderstorms will develop along this front in Minnesota and move Northeast, the main threats will be strong damaging winds, large hail, and a threat for tornado's. The best times for severe storms appear to be between 6 and 11PM for our area. People in the area should be aware during there Holiday that there is the treat for severe storms this evening.

Severe weather potienal tomrrow, then Chilly with rain and very windy condtions again by Tuesday, Wednesday looks nice.

Regional Weather View


A very active next couple of days is ahead for the Upper Midwest after a couple of days break we had. A very strong low pressure system will develop in Minnesota Monday, this will bring a chance at severe storms in Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, behind the front, it will be very windy and chilly.



Local View


I've decided to re write Mondays weather forecast due to the upcoming severe weather potential Monday, This forecast overwrites my last forecast for Labor Day.


Mondays severe weather potential


Monday the day will start off partly cloudy it will become windy from the SE with winds gusting to 35MPH especially late. During the afternoon, a strong low pressure system will pass just to the NW of the area, this will send a front through, storms will develop in the evening hours in Minnesota and move northeast, the highest threats are very strong damaging winds, large hail and a tornado threat.


Tuesday a strong cold front will push through and it will become quite Chilly once again, it will be much like what Friday brought us. Cloudy skies with scattered showers and strong winds gusting to 30MPH up to 35MPH it could be windier in areas near showers, Highs will be in the upper 50s to low 60s lows will be in the mid 40s possibly into the upper 30s in the north.


Wednesday looks much better with much warmer temperatures and partly cloudy skies with highs near 70 lows in the upper 40st


Monday, Partly Cloudy becoming Windy, winds gusting to 35MPH at times then thunderstorms developing in the afternoon, some storms may be severe. Highs in the low 70s Monday Night Windy, Showers and Thunderstorms, some could be severe early.


Tuesday, Chilly and Windy winds gusting to 30-35MPH, Scattered showers in the afternoon, highs in the upper 50s to low 60s Tuesday Night, Chilly, clearing skies with lows in the mid 40s, upper 30s possible north.


Wednesday, Warmer and much nicer, sunny with highs near 70 Wednesday Night, Clear, lows in the upper 40s


Looking Ahead

It appears like our short break Wednesday will be short lived, as rain chances increase again by Thursday with a warm front, It also looks like this front will bring in some warmer air for the first part of next weekend. Saturday a strong cold front pushes through with storm potential, cooler air moved in behind this front, and skies clear out Sunday. Tuesday a warm front again starts to move north bringing more rain chances. then a couple days with shower chances, then Thursday Sept 16th. the models are picking up on a strong system moving through with heavy rain and wind, then a strong cold front moves through ushering in much colder air. This system may bring frost chances to the entire area around the 19th. More on this later.

Frost Report, 1st frost of the season for Northern Areas. Some places had hard frosts.

Sunday morning lows list.

Some places had their first frost of the season last night, with the most northerly station possibly getting a killing frost with low temperature below the 32 degree mark! A strong cold front went through late Thursday which brought cold winds and highs in the upper 50s to low 60s Friday. A cold Canadian high pressure settled in behind the front and brought clear skies and calm winds by the time Sunday night came around, the perfect ingredients for a cool night! many places in the North, in the Northern Highlands, had lows commonly in the 30s, this was the rule North of highway 48 in Polk/Barron counties. In the south, south of this highway, it remained frost free with lows in the low to mid 40s. It was too warm for frost even in the open fields at my location where I had a low of 43.F, Still this was the chillest night to my spot since May.

The coolest number was Minong with a very chilly low of 31.F This area likely got a hard, possibly even killing frost. It still amazes me how Minog always manages to reach such chilly numbers! Other locations in Burnett and Washburn counties had patchy frost with lows in the mid upper 30s. This is a little over a week early for frosts in this region. On average locations in the Northern Highlands of Northern Burnett and Washburn counties gets its first frost around the 13th to the 19th. In the south, south of Hwy 48, the normal first frost is around the 27 to Oct 3rd. The warmest reading of the night was 44.F which was set in Hudson along the Mississippi River.

Chilly! with scattered showers and very windy conditions Friday, turning sunny for the weekend. Frost possible northern areas Sat night.

Regional Weather Conditions.

A chilly and fall like air mass is making it's way to the Upper Midwest, and it wont come in quietly, scattered showers will be likely behind a strong area of low pressure, it will also be very wind across the area, with 50MPH or higher wind gusts possible on some of the southern shores of Lake Superior, the chilly air lasts into Saturday bringing frost chances to Northern Wisconsin and Northeast Minnesota.

Local Weather View

Note: Due to the upcoming Holiday weekend I have included Mondays forecast.

Locally, we can expect a cloudy, very chilly, and very windy Friday with scattered showers around highs will only manage to make the upper 50s! Scattered showers are likely tomorrow with mainly light rainfall accumulations. Skies will clear out Friday Night.

Fridays Gusty wind.

Winds will be very strong Friday gusting behind a strong low pressure Northwest winds will be easily 20-30MPH with gusts as high as 45MPH, especially near showers that move in. These kind of winds may knock down some weak trees.

Saturday/Sunday + Saturdays Frost Potential

Saturday skies will be clear, but even with the sunshine highs will only manage low 60s. Saturday Night will be clear and calm, with these conditions temperatures will drop like a rock, lows may cool to as low as the upper 30s in Northern sections of the area, near Minong and Hayward, this may lead to light frost. Temperatures should stay in the 40s in the south, keeping frost chances very low in this area. people in the north could benefit by covering some of the more tender plants.

Sunday will be much warmer, and any frost chances will die off quickly, highs will warm to near 70.F under sunny skies and calm winds.

Friday, Chilly! scattered rain showers. Very windy, Northwest winds gusts as high as 30 to 45MPH. Highs in the upper 50s. Friday Night, Chilly! Clearing Skies, lows in the low to mid 40s.

Saturday, Sunny Less windy, but still breezy, highs in the low to mid 60s. Saturday Night, clear skies very chilly! lows in the low 40s, upper 30s with frost possible in the northern areas

Sunday, Warmer, Sunny Skies with highs near 70.F Sunday Night, clear lows in the mid 50s

Labor Day, Sunny Skies then turning partly cloudy a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, Highs in the mid 70s Monday Night, A chance of showers, lows in the upper 50s

Looking Ahead

Things will certainly warm up and stay warm at least for a little while. After Mondays rainfall chances, it appears like a mild and dry weather pattern will set in for Tuesday through Thursday. Friday Sept 10th, the models show a chance of some heavy rainfall with a strong system and warmer air mass. things remain active with fair temperatures through Wednesday, when a strong cold front moves though bringing dry weather out Sunday and much cooler temps, the models still show at least a small chance a frost potential temperatures around the 16th of Sept, Which is the end of the model run. Please stay tuned further forecasts.

Image from SPC

The SPC has a Small risk for severe weather for the local area Thursday, a 5% risk exits, this mean Strong storms are possible with a few isolated storms becoming severe, Best chances of storms is in the early morning hours, then again in the morning hours. biggest threats are hail and wind.