984  
FNUS73 KDLH 072146  
FWSDLH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR DULUTH HARBOR...SLCRS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN  
446 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1700 CDT ON MAY 07.  
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, OR IF  
CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH AT 218-729-0653.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
LOW POTENTIAL FOR A FEW ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES PERSIST  
THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION  
EXPECTED. WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 7-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15  
MPH AROUND 6 PM CDT WILL WEAKEN TO 4-6 MPH TOWARDS 8 PM AND  
BECOME EVEN LIGHTER OUT OF THE NORTHWEST LATE THIS EVENING.  
TEMPERATURES AROUND 50F TO START WILL FALL THROUGH THE 40S  
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING TO UPPER 30S BY LATE EVENING. WAVE HEIGHTS  
REMAIN MINIMAL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AT AROUND 0.5 FT OR LESS.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SCATTERED  
SPRINKLES EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 KNOTS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING WEST  
AROUND 5 KNOTS OVERNIGHT.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........5 SECONDS INCREASING TO 6 SECONDS OVERNIGHT,  
THEN DECREASING TO 1 SECONDS AFTER 3 AM.  
CEILING (KFT).......10 INCREASING TO 23 IN THE LATE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...37 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......243.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MC PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR CLR MCR MCR PC PC  
WEATHER COV.....SCT  
WEATHER TYPE....RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 50 46 41 39 37 37 36 36 35 35 35  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 1 1  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
CEILING (KFT)...10 11 12 23 24 25 25 25 24 24 24 24  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W NW NW NW NW W W W W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.7 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5  
SURFACE WND GST.13 11 8 6 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8  
WAVE DIRECTION..270 270 270 280 280 280 110 110 110 240 240 240  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 1 1 1  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED  
SPRINKLES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).WEST WINDS 5 TO 11 KNOTS.  
WAVE HEIGHT.........WAVES CALM TO 1 FOOT.  
WAVE PERIOD.........2 SECONDS.  
CEILING (KFT).......22 DECREASING TO 8.7.  
VISIBILITY (SM).....10.  
LAKE SURFACE TEMP...37 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.  
WAVE DIRECTION......253.  
 
TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC MC MC MC MC  
WEATHER COV..... SCT  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............34 36 39 43 49 51 53 54 56 57 57 58  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
CEILING (KFT)...22 24 23 23 24 21 17 14 12 11 8.8 8.7  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
SURFACE WND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W  
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 6 6 7 8 9 11 11 11 11 10  
SURFACE WND GST.9 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 17 15  
WAVE DIRECTION..260 260 260 240 240 240 250 250 250 250 250 250  
WAVE PERIOD (S).1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0  
FREEZING SPRAY..  
 

 
FORECASTER...CORY  
REQUESTED BY...JUSTIN LEBLANC  
TYPE OF REQUEST...MARINE  
.TAG 2613101.0/DLH  
.DELDT 05/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL NWSDULUTH-SLCRS@NOAA.GOV,7101@SLCRS.ORG  
 
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