Duluth, Sky Harbor Airport, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 10°F
Feels Like -7°F  
Humidity 56% Dew Point -2°F Wind SSW 16 MPH Barometer 30.14 in.
Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 0.6 mi. SE of central Duluth, Sky Harbor Airport
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Cloudy, Low 11F
 
11
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 22F, Low 13F
22
13
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Partly Sunny, High 40F, Low 16F
40
16
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Snow, High 34F, Low 30F
20%
34
30
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 34F, Low -5F
50%
34
-5
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Snow, High 18F, Low 12F
50%
18
12
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Partly Sunny, High 25F, Low 2F
25
2

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures start near 22°F, reaching 40°F before cooling to 18°F, then recovering to 25°F by week's end. Some snow possible with at least 3 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

Temperatures are expected to be near normal for this time of year, with highs around 25°F and lows around 9°F.


This Date in Weather History

1987 - A powerful storm spread heavy snow from the Southern High Plains to the Middle Mississippi Valley, and produced severe thunderstorms in the Lower Mississippi Valley. During the evening a tornado hit West Memphis TN killing six persons and injuring two hundred others. The tornado left 1500 persons homeless, and left all of the residents of Crittendon County without electricity. Kansas City MO was blanketed with 10.8 inches of snow, a 24 hour record for December, and snowfall totals in the Oklahoma panhandle ranged up to 14 inches. Strong winds, gusting to 63 mph at Austin TX, ushered arctic cold into the Great Plains, and caused considerable blowing and drifting of snow.

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Duluth, Sky Harbor Airport, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Dec 14

Cloudy

Night: Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 11 by 3am. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Dec 16

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Windy, with a southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Windy, with a west wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Wednesday Dec 17

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Snow

Night: Rain, possibly mixed with snow, mainly after midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a south wind around 25 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: Snow likely, possibly mixed with rain before noon, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Very windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph becoming northwest 30 to 35 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Snow

Day: A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Windy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Snow

Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 2. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Dec 21

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.


About Duluth, MN

Duluth ( də-LOOTH) is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population was 86,697 at the 2020 census, making it Minnesota's fifth-largest city. Duluth forms a metropolitan area with neighboring Superior, Wisconsin, called the Twin Ports. Duluth is south of the Iron Range and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It is named after Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, the area's first known European explorer. Duluth is on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of the Great Lakes. It is the largest metropolitan area, the second-largest city, and the largest U.S. city on the lake. Duluth is accessible to the Atlantic Ocean, 2,300 miles (3,700 km) away, via the Great Lakes Waterway and St. Lawrence Seaway. The Port of Duluth is the world's farthest inland port accessible to oceangoing ships and is the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakes. It is also among the top 20 U.S. ports by tonnage. Common items shipped from Duluth include coal, iron ore, grain, limestone, cement, salt, wood pulp, steel coil, and wind turbine parts. Duluth is a popular Midwest tourist destination. The city is home to the Great Lakes Aquarium, a freshwater aquarium. The Aerial Lift Bridge, next to Canal Park, crosses the Duluth Ship Canal into the Duluth–Superior harbor. Minnesota Point, known locally as Park Point, is the world's longest freshwater baymouth bar, stretching 6 miles (10 km). The city is also the starting point for road trips along the North Shore of Lake Superior to Thunder Bay, Ontario.

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