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FXUS63 KDLH 170527
AFDDLH
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Duluth MN
1227 AM CDT Tue Mar 17 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Any lingering snow showers and winds will dissipate throughout
the afternoon and evening.
- A weak clipper will bring up to 2 inches of additional snow
Tuesday night into Wednesday.
- Warm temperatures during the day will lead to a daily freeze-
thaw cycle for the rest of the week.
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 148 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026
The powerful winter storm that brought heavy snow to the region
is now departing to the east. While the primary snowfall has
ended for almost everyone, light lake effect snow and light
convective snow showers are possible throughout the afternoon
wherever there is cloud cover. Additionally, gusty north winds
are expected to subside this evening and overnight as a brief
ridge of high pressure moves into the area.
Very cold air will settle over the Northland tonight. As clouds
clear and winds decrease, temperatures will drop well below zero
across much of the region. This cold snap will be brief, however,
as a fast-moving clipper system arrives from the northwest on
Tuesday. This system will bring a mix of rain and snow across
the area Tuesday night into Wednesday. This system will start
out with all snow overnight. Total snow accumulations will be
light, ranging from a trace in the Arrowhead to around two
inches in the Brainerd Lakes area. There is a slight chance for
some freezing drizzle/fog on the back end of the system with
lingering low level moisture and loss of moisture and ice aloft.
Warm air advection behind the system will bring any frozen
precipitation to an end, and could also lead to a second round
of precipitation overnight Wednesday in the Arrowhead and
northwest Wisconsin. However, the probability of this second
round occurring is low (
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