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Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Wading through June's recent rainstorms

Astronomical summer has officially begun — and while June has been warmer than average so far, it's also been rainy, with heavy storms and flooding recorded across swaths of the state this week.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A hot, soupy weekend ahead

Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer checked in with Mark Seeley, University of Minnesota professor emeritus, about the weekend forecast and other weather topics — including the state's record downpours.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Forget April showers and May flowers -- we went from blizzards to sweltering heat

The results are in: May 2018 clocked in as the third-warmest in Minnesota history. It was a climatological pendulum swing that came on the heels of the state's second-coldest April.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Despite heavy rain, Minnesota experiencing a dry spell

More than 50 percent of the state's landscape is abnormally dry, while portions of Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and Koochiching counties are in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
by Phil Picardi

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Seeley: More than half of state's 7 million acres of corn planted

More than half of the state's 7 million acres of corn is in the ground now. Some farmers are waiting for rain, but not in the southeastern part of the state where planters have had an abundance of precipitation.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Mark Seeley says get used to the cold weather

Mark Seeley says get used to the cold weather

Through the first six days of April, temperatures are averaging 15 to 20 degrees colder than normal around Minnesota. The outlook for April continues to favor cooler than normal temperatures and mixtures of rain and snow for much of the month.

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