Long-range Weather Forecast

Upper Midwest

Annual Weather Summary
November 2007 to October 2008

Includes predictions for all or portions of Michigan (Alpena, Escanaba, Marquette, Menominee, Traverse City), Minnesota (Bloomington, Duluth, Minneapolis, Rochester, Saint Paul), North Dakota (Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Wahpeton, West Fargo), South Dakota (Aberdeen, Brookings, Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Watertown), Wisconsin (Appleton, Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh).

Upper Midwest Long-range Weather Region

Winter temperatures will be about four degrees above normal in the east and one degree above normal in the west, on average. Precipitation will be near normal, with much-below-normal snowfall. The coldest temperatures will occur in early and mid-January and mid-February. The heaviest snowfalls will occur in mid-November, mid-December, and late January.

April will be warmer and drier than normal. May will be rainier than normal, with near-normal temperatures, on average, despite a very warm beginning and end to the month.

Summer temperatures will be near normal, on average, with much-below-normal rainfall. The hottest temperatures will occur in mid- to late June and mid- and late July.

September and October will have below-normal precipitation, with above-normal temperatures. October will be one of the warmest Octobers on record.

Detailed Forecast for the Next Two Months

May 2008

Avg. Temperature: 55° (avg.)
Precipitation: 4" (1" above avg.)
May. 1-3: T-storms, very warm
May. 4-8: Showers, cool
May. 9-12: Sunny, warm
May. 13-16: Rain, chilly
May. 17-20: Sunny, warm
May. 21-25: Heavy rain, then sunny, warm
May. 26-31: Scattered t-storms, very warm
 

June 2008

Avg. Temperature: 64° (avg.)
Precipitation: 2" (2" below avg.)
Jun. 1-6: T-storms, turning cool
Jun. 7-17: Sunny, seasonable
Jun. 18-24: Scattered t-storms, hot
Jun. 25-30: Sunny, seasonable

Temperature and Precipitation
November 2007 to October 2008

Temperature and Precipitation Graph
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