Weather and Climate News

Two years after a tornado, Forada finds a new sense of community
On May 30, 2022, an EF-2 tornado leveled much of Forada. Since then, the small west-central town has almost fully recovered. While some residents lost everything, in the months and years that followed many said they have gained something in the meantime — a sense of community. 
Clear skies overnight; rain develops west Thursday and statewide Thursday night
Enjoy the last hours of clear skies and dry weather. The next system will bring rain to western Minnesota Thursday. We’ll see rain statewide Thursday night into Friday. 
Forecasters predict another sweltering summer. Are we ready?
The summer of 2023 saw skylines choked by Canadian wildfire smoke, coral cooked in hot tub-warm ocean water and a month straight of 110-degree Fahrenheit high temperatures in Phoenix. Scientists say 2024 will likely bring another hotter-than-normal summer and, with it, the potential for more climate-driven disasters.