Weather and Climate News

Nice early spring day; mild wet weekend ahead
April showers return to the weather picture across southern Minnesota Thursday and this weekend. Spotty light showers across southern Minnesota Thursday. Scattered showers Saturday, with more widespread rain Sunday.
'It has a temper': Floodwaters test a Red River Valley family farm
Dry weather and a slow snow melt has lowered the flood risk for the cities along the Red River. But just beyond them, across the countryside, farmers and rural residents are still preparing for flooding that might isolate them for days.
Volunteers sought to 'adopt,' clean storm drains
Most Minnesotans are familiar with the Adopt-a-Highway program, where volunteers commit to picking up trash along a stretch of highway twice a year. That same concept is now being applied to storm drains.