Weather and Climate News

Melting record snowpack, rain expected to cause flooding
More than an inch of rain is forecast for much of Minnesota Wednesday and Thursday including the Twin Cities metro area. With the heavier-than-normal snowpack starting to melt, forecasters are expecting some road flooding across the region.
A quick transition from snow piles to street flooding to potholes
Minnesotans got a dose of spring Monday with the sun out and temperatures rising into the 30s, but forecasters and street crews say weather in the next four days will create a recipe for lots of standing water and bad roads across the state.
Photos: Work and play following a March snowstorm in Minnesota
A winter storm brought a messy mix of rain, sleet and wet snow to Minnesota on Saturday. By Sunday morning, the snow was ending and it was time to bring out the shovel, fire up the snowblower — or grab the toboggan.
Warmup this week; melting snow, possibly 1-2 inches of rain
It was great to see the Sunday sunshine, even if you had some shoveling to do: Pro tip: after two hours of shoveling and snow blowing, lie down in the snow to ice your muscles. pic.twitter.com/guzdA2OfOT — Tim Post (@TimPostmanPost) March 10, 2019 Snow forecast needed tweaking My Saturday morning snow forecast called for a…