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Weather and Climate News

Very mild Tuesday; then a cooling trend

Very mild Tuesday; then a cooling trend

A very mild air mass held temperatures up overnight into Tuesday morning. Sunshine for at least part of the day before clouds thicken will boost afternoon readings into spring-like conditions. Expect high temperatures from the low 30s in the far north around International Falls, Ely and Isabella to the mid 40s in the southwest around…
by Bill Endersen

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Seagrass could stall climate change -- if climate change doesn't kill it first

Seagrass could stall climate change -- if climate change doesn't kill it first

Scientists have identified a giant bed of deep sea grass in Australia's Great Barrier Reef that may be absorbing millions of tons of carbon. But these so-called blue carbon sinks need protecting, too.
by Emma Bowman and Michel Martin

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Mild temps this week; looking for snow chances

Mild temps this week; looking for snow chances

Our weekend sunshine was great! Sunny days are especially nice in December, which is typically our second-cloudiest month of the year in the Twin Cities metro area. Temps were much warmer than normal across Minnesota this weekend, and our snow cover continues to shrink. Snow lovers will have to be patient. Temperature trends The Twin…
by Ron Trenda

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A warm and bright Sunday; Kansas City has seen more snow than the Twin Cities

A warm and bright Sunday; Kansas City has seen more snow than the Twin Cities

Snow lovers will have to be patient. We’ll have warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine across most of Minnesota this Sunday. Areas that still have snow cover will see some of it melt today and over the next few days.  Temperature trends Many locations in Minnesota will see highs in the upper 30s this Sunday…
by Ron Trenda

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A few record highs to the north on Saturday; mild temps across most of Minn. for Sunday

A few record highs to the north on Saturday; mild temps across most of Minn. for Sunday

The high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 43 degrees Saturday afternoon. That was 16 degrees warmer than  our average Dec. 15 Twin Cities high temp of 27 degrees, but it was well short of our record high of 51 degrees. A few high temperature records were broken in parts of northern Minnesota. New record…
by Ron Trenda

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Bright and mild this weekend; a timely ice safety reminder

Bright and mild this weekend; a timely ice safety reminder

Friday’s sunshine was a nice change from the mostly cloudy skies of Monday through Thursday. Our Saturday will be mostly sunny across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, so sunglasses will come in handy. Temps will be warmer than normal throughout the weekend. Temperature trends Our average high temperature is 27 degrees in the Twin Cities metro…
by Ron Trenda

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