Northland

Mosquito season in the Northland is nearly a month longer than it was for our parents in the late 70s, according to data from Climate Central.

Smoke has arrived a couple of months early this summer season and here is how you can help your family protect themselves on days when air quality is poor.

It won't snow for the Minnesota Fishing Opener, but it will be windy and chilly with wake-up temperatures stuck in the 40s. The good news: most of the rain should pass to our south and west on Saturday. Choppy on your favorite lake, but at least you won't get soaked.

The Twin Ports just set a new all-time winter snowfall record: more than 138" and the snow isn't over just yet. The freezing rain is over but more light snow will fall today and tonight.

Rapid warming is triggering flooding over the South Shore of Lake Superior, and temperatures near 70F (inland) later today will accelerate runoff and flooding across much of the Northland. Cooler weather, and a little slush, is shaping up for the weekend.

I have been trained to avoid yellow snow, but what about brown snow? Dust from Mexico got vacuumed into our snowfall yesterday with reports of brown snow. Whatever the color, much of the snow will finally melt in the coming weeks as a fast-forward thaw arrives.

It's still early, but a combination of ice, snow, and high winds may result in treacherous travel conditions by the middle of next week, with blizzard or near-blizzard conditions a very real possibility.

The after-effects of Covid are still alive and well in the Northland with many businesses struggling to meet demands and auto body shops are no exception.

We get it.

Here's your guide to all things fall in Duluth, Superior and the Northland as a whole.

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The show will be hosted weekdays by WDIO anchor and reporter Baihly Warfield.