Weather and Climate News

Mark Seeley on our winter warm up
An Arctic Air Mass gripped the state on New Year's Day this year. However, a warming trend began early on January 3rd of this week. Retired meteorologist Mark Seeley talks about the big change in temperatures.
January thaw begins; mostly quiet into the weekend
This is the beginning of our 2019 January thaw. According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office, a January thaw is defined as “two or more consecutive days where the maximum temperature is above 32 degrees. For the Twin Cities this happens about 93% of the time.” The last time there was not a January thaw in…
Milder by Wednesday afternoon, a shot at 40 by Friday; the top weather events of 2018
We came oh so close to dipping below zero at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on New Year’s Day. The low temp was zero, so we still haven’t seen an official sub-zero reading in the Twin Cities this winter. We could come close to zero Tuesday night. Low temps will be below zero across much of…
A cold start to the New Year, but a warmup is in sight; top weather events of 2018
Happy New Year! Arctic chill will be with us this New Year’s Day. Our Tuesday afternoon highs will range from the single digits below zero in northwestern Minnesota to the lower teens in the far southeast. Wind chill temps will be dangerously cold this New Year’s Day morning in western and northern Minnesota. Wind chill warnings…