FNUS73 KDLH 191021 FWSDLH Spot Forecast for Flanders Fire...MNICS National Weather Service Duluth MN 521 AM CDT Tue May 19 2026 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 CDT on May 19. 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... Today will still have a minimum RH above 40 percent from cooler temperatures. Winds out of the northwest will be gusty especially in the afternoon, with gusts as high as 20 mph. A few sprinkles are possible this afternoon among mostly cloudy skies, but no accumulation is expected. The inversion currently in place will start to break down around noon and mixing will become more efficient. Frost is expected tonight with near freezing temperatures. Wednesday, dry conditions return, with minimum RH down to 30%. .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (80-90 percent). Chance of sprinkles in the afternoon. Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Max temperature.....Around 50. Min humidity........55 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 9 to 13 mph with gusts to around 21 mph. Mixing height.......3200 ft AGL increasing to 4200 ft AGL in the afternoon. Transport winds.....Northwest 16 to 23 mph. Smoke dispersal.....Fair to good (19800-36100 knot-ft) increasing to excellent (64600-83900 knot-ft). Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY MC MC MC MC Weather cov..... CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC Weather type.... RW RW RW RW RW Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).10 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Temp............46 46 44 44 45 45 46 47 48 49 49 50 RH..............87 83 83 82 78 74 69 68 63 60 58 55 20 FT wind dir..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT wind spd..9 10 10 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 20 FT wind gust.20 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 Mix hgt (kft)...1.4 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.0 4.1 Transp wind dir.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW Transp wind spd.16 17 20 21 21 21 21 22 23 23 23 22 SDspl kt-ft/100021 30 36 43 46 52 62 67 77 84 82 79 .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent) then becoming partly cloudy (20-30 percent). Chance of sprinkles in the evening. Areas of frost after 3 am. Patchy frost early in the morning. Chance of pcpn......10 percent. Min temperature.....Around 35. Max humidity........92-100 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 12 mph in the evening and overnight becoming light. Mixing height.......4200 ft AGL decreasing to 2200 ft AGL early in the evening. Transport winds.....Northwest 15 to 22 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph in the late evening and overnight. Smoke dispersal.....Excellent (63400-78900 knot-ft) decreasing to poor (1600-12800 knot-ft). Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches. TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM Sky cover.......MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR Weather cov.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE AREAS Weather type....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE FROST Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).10 10 10 0 0 0 Temp............49 49 46 43 40 37 RH..............57 56 64 74 81 90 20 ftwind......NW 11 NW 9 NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 NW 2 20 ft wind gust.19 15 11 7 6 5 Mix hgt (ft)....4200 2200 900 700 400 300 Transport wind..NW 22 NW 15 NW 10 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 SDspl kt-ft/100079 33 9 5 3 2 .WEDNESDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny (5-15 percent). Patchy frost early in the morning. Chance of pcpn......0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 64. Min humidity........31 percent. Wind (20 ft)........Light winds. Mixing height.......1900 ft AGL increasing to 6200 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northwest 6 to 8 mph shifting to the south 7 to 9 mph late in the afternoon. Smoke dispersal.....Poor to fair (1900-23200 knot-ft) increasing to good (36200-49900 knot-ft). Pcpn amount.........0.00 inches. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM Sky cover.......MCR MCR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR Weather cov.....PTY Weather type....FST Tstm cov........ Chc of pcpn (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temp............36 38 42 45 50 53 55 57 59 62 62 62 RH..............96 88 76 63 50 45 41 37 35 31 31 32 20 FT wind dir..NW N N N NW W W SW SW S S S 20 FT wind spd..1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 20 FT wind gust.3 3 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 Mix hgt (kft)...0.3 0.4 1.9 3.2 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.3 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 Transp wind dir.NW NW NW N NW N NW W S S S S Transp wind spd.7 6 7 8 8 7 7 6 8 9 7 9 SDspl kt-ft/10002 2 13 23 30 28 30 27 50 50 37 48 $$ Forecaster...Krystal Requested by...Benjamin Evans Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2613933.1/DLH .DELDT 05/19/26 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL bgevans@duluthmn.gov,craig.schultz@state.mn.us,taylor.schenk@state.mn.us,clayton.barg@crowwing.gov,jeremy_fauskee@firenet.gov,Travis.Verdegan@state.mn.us,jennifer.olson@state.mn.us