Weather and Climate News

Hearses stand by as crews search for California fire victims
With hearses standing by, crews stepped up the search for bodies in the smoking ruins of Paradise, Calif. — and relatives desperately looked for more than 100 missing loved ones — as wildfires raged Sunday on both ends of the state.
A breezy and cold Monday, but warmer on Wednesday; the warmth of Nov. 2016
The high temperature Sunday afternoon at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was just 30 degrees. That’s well below our average Nov. 11 high temp of 44, and Monday will be even chillier. We’re expected to top out in the lower 20s in the Twin Cities metro area and much of southern Minnesota Monday afternoon, while temps only…
Northern California fire officials begin agonizing search for dead
Sheriff's investigators have begun the agonizing task of scouring through the wreckage of California's most destructive fire on record in search of the dead. By Saturday, the death toll had reached 23, but it seemed likely to climb.
A chilly Sunday, with a passing flurry possible; mild temps return on Wednesday
One hundred years ago today, Twin Cities weather conditions were pleasant. A check of Twin Cities weather records shows a high temp of 55 degrees on Nov. 11, 1918, with no rain. The weather cooperated as Twin Cities residents celebrated the armistice that ended World War I. We’ll be much cooler than that as Veterans Day…