Weather and Climate News

Spotty showers possible; windy and cold Sunday
Reinforcing cold air will arrive Saturday night, cooling us down for several days. Winds will pick up behind the front, with gusts reaching up to 35 mph. Isolated to scattered rain showers possible this weekend.
Seasonal temperatures for Saturday; cooler on Sunday.
Expect filtered sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid-60s this Saturday. Rain showers may develop north of Interstate 94 into Sunday. A surge of cooler Canadian air will bring temperatures down to the mid-50s for Sunday.
Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark
Rescue teams are plucking Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton after the storm smashed through coastal communities. The storm tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least eight people are dead. 
There were 38 eyewitness-reported tornadoes in Florida: Why did Milton cause so many?
“We ended up with 126 tornado warnings” in Florida, Matthew Elliott, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, told NPR.
Fall colors update; temperatures change dramatically into Friday
We have one more warm day ahead before several cold fronts bring temperatures back to seasonal and below-seasonal levels. Meanwhile, fall colors in the northland are expected to reach their peak this weekend.