Northland Outdoors Forecast: A very windy first weekend of October – Duluth News Tribune

Thanks to a low pressure system in southern Canada, we're starting October very windy. Saturday will begin with strong winds in the western Dakotas, moving into the eastern part of the tri-state region later in the day. Strong westerly winds could affect some areas in North Dakota, with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour.

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The low pressure area also carries the risk of rain showers. The rain would be very light and will depend on how far south the low is, but areas of eastern ND and central/northern MN could see some showers move through.

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Temperatures vary depending on location. In the north, high temperatures will be in the 60s, whereas further south we will still maintain mild temperatures in the 70s and 80s.

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The low pressure area continues to move eastward early Sunday. The biggest change will be winds decreasing in the Dakotas and increasing in northeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Any rain showers will end the night before and most of the region will experience sunshine in the afternoon.

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Temperatures will drop slightly starting Saturday, with areas where the 70s and 80s prevailed falling further into the 60s for afternoon highs.

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Watch for red flag warnings or fire warnings throughout the weekend. It is expected to be a very dry and windy weekend and a small fire could easily spread out of control in these conditions.