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Weather and Climate News

Stocking up, waiting out the flood: Life on the Isle of Oslo

Stocking up, waiting out the flood: Life on the Isle of Oslo

The small town of Oslo, Minn., is cut off from the outside world. Floodwaters from the cresting Red River have closed every road in and out of town, and it's not clear when they will recede. But most people aren't worried. This happens all the time.
by John Enger

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Warmer temps ahead, but soggy midweek; some river levels will rise

Warmer temps ahead, but soggy midweek; some river levels will rise

Our high temp of 48 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Sunday was 9 degrees cooler than our average April 14th high. We had plenty of afternoon sunshine and light winds, so it felt great. And it was fun to see our unwelcome April snowcover continue to melt away. Warmer temps are in the forecast this…
by Ron Trenda

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Milder temps ahead; soaking rain on Wednesday?

Milder temps ahead; soaking rain on Wednesday?

Today is cool, but our weather is much nicer than it was one year ago. The Twin Cities metro area had 11.1 inches of snow on April 14, 2018! The snow continued into the 15th, with a storm total of 15.8 inches. It was the highest April snowstorm total in Twin Cities weather records: The…
by Ron Trenda

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Warmer temps and melting snow; update on river levels

Warmer temps and melting snow; update on river levels

Our Saturday afternoon high temperature was only 39 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. That’s way below our average April 13 high temp of 57 degrees. Hang in there, milder temps are in the forecast! Temperature trends High temperatures will be in the 40s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin on Sunday: Many spots in…
by Ron Trenda

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April snow stats are impressive; fast melt, with a shot at 60 this week

April snow stats are impressive; fast melt, with a shot at 60 this week

Our latest storm dropped nine-tenths of an inch of snow at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as it pulled away on Friday, bringing our snowstorm total to 9.8 inches. I’ve highlighted a few entries on the Twin Cities daily climate report: Our official 2018-2019 season snowfall total now sits at 77.1 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International…
by Ron Trenda

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Southern MN picking up the pieces after wild April blizzard

Southern MN picking up the pieces after wild April blizzard

Tiny Kiester, Minn., got its butt kicked by this week's storm, but the town's making do. Across southern Minnesota, it will take several days to replace hundreds of downed power poles and restore all electrical service.
by Dan Gunderson

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