Weather and Climate News

Minneapolis, St. Paul declare snow emergencies
Minneapolis and St. Paul have declared snow emergencies in the wake of this weekend's storm — and the cities' one-side parking rules will be suspended while the new snow emergencies are in effect.
Impressive Saturday snow totals in western Minn.; rain could cause flooding this week
  The accumulating snow is over in the Twin Cities metro area, and we have blustery winds as we shovel and plow this Sunday morning. This snow is much heavier than the light, fluffy snows that we saw last month. Here are some shoveling tips, from the NWS: Please be careful when shoveling this weekend.…
Snow moves on; rain Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday and Thursday
Happy Daylight Saving Time! Here’s your Sunday morning weather briefing. Lingering light snow in portions of the Twin Cities metro area will pull away as we go through the morning hours. Snow continues today in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation…
Wet snow ends early Sunday; who will win the golden shovel?
The timing was pretty good for Twin Cities residents. We had good travel conditions through most of the daylight hours. The rain didn’t mix with sleet and snow until late Saturday afternoon, then the wet snow arrived for the evening hours:   A Metro Transit Green Line light rail train makes its way through steady…
Several inches of wet snow for the metro area; highest snow totals in western Minnesota
Slightly warmer temperatures late this afternoon delayed our changeover from rain to wet snow in the Twin Cities metro area. We’ll see the wet snow this evening into the overnight hours, but snow totals will be a bit lower than earlier forecasts. I don’t think too many people will complain about shoveling a little less snow!…
Cranked-up winter storm on the move – Saturday afternoon update
The developing winter storm you have been hearing about and talking about all week has cranked up and is advancing across Minnesota. Here are some adjustments to the forecast: The storm is tracking farther to the northwest than was originally forecast, back when it was first coming ashore in California early in the week The…
Wintry mix, then heavy, wet snow; update on the timing and snow amounts
Here we go again. Western Minnesota has seen snow and a wintry mix this Saturday morning. That combo will spread into eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through the afternoon and evening hours. On to the details Big picture The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential…