High Wind Warning In Effect! See Top Wind Gusts In Northern Minnesota, Wisconsin

Day two of windy conditions in the Northland has prompted red flag warnings, gale warnings, high wind warnings, and wind advisories across Northeastern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin.

Some of the windiest areas are along Lake Superior, from Duluth up parts of the North Shore, but it has been windy across the Northland.

Gusty conditions have led to some power outages due to fallen trees, including one outage that impacted about 3,000 customers in Hermantown and the Duluth Heights and Peidmont neighborhoods of Duluth earlier today.

The windy conditions are also not good for ongoing firefighting efforts, as three wildfires continue to burn in Northland. Despite recent rain, conditions still remain dry, and the wind helps fan the flames.

READ MORE: Latest update on the Northern Minnesota wildfires

It is expected to stay particularly windy throughout the afternoon and evening hours, slowly calming down some overnight. I say "some" because it will remain quite breezy through the day on Wednesday, though less windy than Tuesday.

Thursday and Friday will still remain breezy, but will be significantly less windy than Monday and Tuesday have been.

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How windy has it been today? Peak wind gusts have gone over 50 mph in a few places around the Northland, with one spot getting over 65 mph! Here's a look at peak wind gusts as of early afternoon today.

Top Wind Gusts Around Northern Minnesota & Wisconsin May 20, 2025

66 mph: Blatnik Bridge - Between Duluth, MN & Superior, WI

58 mph: Sky Harbor Airport - Duluth, MN

53 mph: Thompson Hill - Duluth, MN

46 mph: Anderson Road & US 53 - Duluth, MN

45 mph: I-35 near MP 231 - Atkinson, MN

44 mph: Duluth International Airport

43 mph: Port Wing, WI

42 mph: Canal Park - Duluth, MN

41 mph: Bong Airport - Superior, WI

41 mph: Moose Lake, MN

41 mph: Two Harbors Airport

40 mph: Cloquet Airport

39 mph: Intersection US 2 & WI 13 near Ashland, WI

38 mph: Grand Marais, MN

37 mph: Duluth Heights - Duluth, MN

36 mph: Tamarack, MN

36 mph: Gowan, MN

35 mph: Cook Airport - Cook, MN

35 mph: Ely Airport - Ely, MN

34 mph: Twig, MN

34 mph: Cotton, MN

33 mph: Keewatin, MN

31 mph: Solon Springs, WI

31 mph: McGregor, MN

28 mph: Sand Island - Apostle Islands (WI)

27 mph: Pokegama Bay - Superior, WI

26 mph: Maple, WI

26 mph: Endion Neighborhood - Duluth, MN

25 mph: Skibo, MN