Weather and Climate News

Southern California fire burns mobile homes, Malibu mansions
Two people were found dead and scores of houses from ranch homes to celebrities' mansions burned in a pair of wildfires that stretched across more than 100 square miles of Southern California, authorities said Saturday.
Saturday evening/night snowflakes; chilly Sunday, but warmer by mid-week
Yes, this is unusually chilly for early November. Our Saturday afternoon temps in the 20s were well below our average Nov. 10 Twin Cities high of 45 degrees. The cold temps combined with late afternoon and evening snowflakes to make it feel really wintry. Hang in there, we’re expecting some milder weather by the middle…
Deadly fire leveled California town in less than a day
Most of its buildings are in ruin. Entire neighborhoods are leveled. The business district is destroyed. In a single day, this town of 27,000 founded in the 1800s was largely incinerated by flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do.
Flakes return late Saturday; chill continues on Sunday
The thermometer at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport hit 11 degrees early Saturday morning. It was the coldest Twin Cities official temp since April 3. Some of the Twin Cities suburbs reported single-digit low temps, and there were many single-digit lows elsewhere in Minnesota.  Bemidji and Long Prairie dipped slightly below zero. It feels like January…
Light snow showers at times, windy and cold; chilly weekend
Another batch of snow is expected to spread across the northern half of Minnesota Saturday afternoon into Saturday night and early Sunday. Southern Minnesota could see some scattered snow showers, mainly late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening.