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KEY MESSAGES

- Flurries through this morning as skies gradually clear north to south with northerly winds gusting from 25 to 35 mph.

- Quick cool down back below zero on Friday night with a return to above normal temperatures each day Sunday onward.

- Additional chances for wintry precip are possible from Saturday onward. Freezing drizzle possible Saturday night for shoreline areas and a bit inland and more widespread Sunday night.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 222 AM CST Fri Feb 6 2026

Radar and satellite imagery shows the most widespread moderate snowfall has moved out of inland northwest Wisconsin at this time early this morning. The cold front is passing through areas south of US Hwy 2 as well right now with horizontal convective roll clouds immediately behind the front producing flurries in far northern Minnesota. Flurries were kept in the weather forecast for much of this morning as the trailing-frontal stratus deck slowly clears from north to south this morning.

Behind the front, strong north-northwest winds are ushering in a much colder airmass. Expect north winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 35 mph through the morning hours. High temperatures for the day have likely already occurred for many, as values will fall into the teens and single digits through the afternoon. Wind chill values will drop to between zero and 15 below zero by later today.

Skies will clear out tonight as high pressure builds in, leading to a very cold night across the Northland. Low temperatures are expected to dive well into the negatives, ranging from 5 below zero in the south to near 20 below zero for the Iron Range northward into the interior Arrowhead. This cold snap will be brief though as a warming trend begins on Sunday.

Saturday evening a clipper to the north is progged to bring very light snowfall to areas along and north of US Hwy 2 in the evening to early overnight hours. After a drier mid-level airmass enters into the Northland from the southwest though Saturday night, lingering onshore flow creates concerns for freezing drizzle later Saturday night. Freezing drizzle was added into the forecast for the North Shore and a bit inland areas of the Arrowhead into early Sunday morning. Another similar setup may occur again Sunday night. Deterministic global model guidance do suggest this potential being a bit more widespread Sunday night, but held off on introductions of weather grid mentions inland at this time. If freezing drizzle is able to form, then a few hundredths of an inch of ice may accumulate on surfaces...the most likely time period would be Sunday night for the Arrowhead to South Shore and along the WI State Route 13 corridor.

Near to above freezing temperatures Monday and Tuesday drop down in the mid-20s Wednesday, while remaining above normal into the end of the next work week. This pattern of weak clippers producing light precipitation every other day or so is expected to continue into next week as well.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 1135 AM CST Fri Feb 6 2026

Skies continue to clear this afternoon and high pressure is expected to move in tonight. A few clouds this afternoon, but VFR conditions are expected. Breezy north to northwest winds are expected to persist until around or just after sunset, but then winds should decrease close to calm shortly after and remain that way through tonight. High pressure moves out to the east Saturday morning and increasing high clouds are expected from the west. VFR conditions are still expected to prevail through this forecast period.

MARINE /FOR NEARSHORE WATERS OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR/

Issued at 152 AM CST Fri Feb 6 2026

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for all western Lake Superior nearshore waters today. North winds of 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots are expected through the afternoon. There is a low chance for brief, localized gales to 35 knots along the North Shore this morning. Winds will diminish tonight as high pressure builds over the area. Waves will generally remain 2 feet or less in ice free areas.

For the open water discussion, refer to the NWS Marquette Area Forecast Discussion at weather.gov/mqt.

DLH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MN...None. WI...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 9 PM CST this evening for LSZ140- 141-150. Small Craft Advisory until 4 PM CST this afternoon for LSZ142>146-148.