Weather and Climate News

50s again on Monday; Halloween weather update
After a cloudy Saturday, it was great to see the Sunday sunshine. The high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 57 degrees, which was 5 degrees warmer than our average high this time of year. You’ll probably like Monday too. Temperature trends Monday highs will reach the 50s in the Twin Cities metro area and…
A windy Sunday; Halloween update
Strong winds will muss up your hair as walk outdoors this Sunday morning. The gusty winds could make driving difficult for high-profile vehicles in parts of Minnesota. The National Weather Service continues a wind advisory until noon Sunday for Dakota county plus most of south-central and southeastern Minnesota: Details of the wind advisory: URGENT –…
Rain and wind coming late Saturday-Saturday night; turning much cooler next week
Our second weather system in as many days has been spinning up across the Dakotas this Saturday afternoon. Large areas of rain have spread quickly into a large part of northwestern Minnesota and part of the west central. Rain will race rapidly eastward into east central Minnesota Saturday evening and then into Wisconsin overnight. Isolated…
More rain later on Saturday; blustery going into Sunday
Light rain has been lingering over portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin this Saturday morning. Morning fog Elsewhere, widespread fog and some attendant drizzle formed overnight in large areas of western, central and east central Minnesota. Visibilities dropped to less than a quarter mile in some locations including parts of the Twin Cities metro…