Will Winter Conditions Finally Hit Duluth In January?

It's been a pretty mild winter so far in Duluth and Minnesota as a whole. We've only had a few brief snow showers without any real accumulation and at the time of writing, it hasn't really been cold aside from a day of two. It's not a normal winter by any means.

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Eventually, something has to give and we know winter will strike at some point. I turned to the Old Farmer's Almanac to see what they are predicting for the month of January in Duluth. I say predict because not everyone believes in their methodology when it comes to giving a forecast.

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If you believe in what they do, you can bet on winter finally arriving for the first month of the new year. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, it will be 'frigid' to start the year, with cold conditions through January fourth.

From there, we can expect snowy periods, along with 'bitter cold' temperatures in our region, which does include all of the Northland. About a third into the month, temperatures will warm up by just a bit and snow showers will continue consistently.

From the 19th through the 23rd, 'chilly' temperatures return along with very snowy periods. From the 24th through the end of the month, we will see snow showers lightening up to flurries with 'very cold' temperatures.

There you have it! It doesn't look like a massive storm is expected in January but the snow will start to pick up. It has been weird not having a ton of snow on the ground in the Northland. Not having snow for Christmas will also be a little weird, too!

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It looks like we will also get our first really cold temperatures of the season as well, with our average temperature falling into the single digits. Soak up this unusual winter while we have it before things change!