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

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Sunny -9°F
Feels Like -26°F  
Humidity 63% Dew Point -18°F Wind SW 9 MPH Barometer 30.6 in.
Solar Rad 184 w/m2 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: Increasing Clouds, High 7F, Low 12F
7
12
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 23F, Low 14F
23
14
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Partly Sunny, High 40F, Low 17F
40
17
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Snow, High 32F, Low 30F
50%
32
30
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Snow, High 32F, Low -1F
50%
32
-1
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Snow, High 22F, Low 12F
50%
22
12
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Snow, High 24F
50%
24
 

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures climb from 7°F to a high of 40°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 1°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 25°F with 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.

More on this and other weather history


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

Sunday Dec 14

Increasing Clouds

Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 7. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Cloudy

Night: Cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 12 by 4am. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest 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 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. 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 slight chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Snow

Night: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a southeast wind 25 to 30 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Thursday Dec 18

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Very windy, with a southwest wind 30 to 40 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Friday Dec 19

Snow

Day: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 22. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southeast 15 to 20 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 west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Saturday Dec 20

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. Breezy, with a west wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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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