Weather and Climate News

Snowy Sunday in southern Minnesota; abundant sunshine for the coming week
Clouds are still hanging around this Sunday morning. Snow has been falling from those clouds across southern Minnesota with a bit of rain and mixed precipitation reported mainly along the warmer southern edge. The snow band has been building slowly northward toward and began triggering snowfall across parts of the Twin Cities area shortly before…
Searches intensify after body is found in Hurricane Michael's wake
Rescuers intensified efforts Saturday to find survivors who might be trapped amid the ruins of a small Florida Panhandle community nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, where one body has already been recovered, tempers are flaring, and power could be out for weeks.
'It was life or death': Face-to-face with Michael's fury
While most residents fled ahead of the storm's arrival, others stayed to face the hurricane. Some barely escaped as homes were smashed from their foundations, neighborhoods were submerged, and broken boards, sheet metal and other debris flew through the air.
Cooler on Sunday, with a flake chance; shooting for 60 on Thursday
The Saturday afternoon high temp was 54 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. That was 6 degrees shy of our average Twin Cities high temp for October 13th, but it felt better our 46 degree high temp on Friday and the 39 degree high temp that we saw on Thursday. Temperature trends Sundays highs will be…
Milder Saturday temps, chilly on Sunday; fall color update
Yea, it’s been a chilly October. Here’s a look at October weather data from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: The highlighted “DEP” column shows the departure of each average daily temperature from normal. The average daily temperature is the average of each daily high temperature and low temperature. Negative numbers in the “DEP” column indicate days…
From gale-force winds in Duluth to nearly a foot of snow in parts of northwestern Minnesota, this week has been a wild ride, weather-wise. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer ran down the latest with Mark Seeley.
First dip below 32 degrees; milder temps on Saturday
The northern third of Minnesota will probably see highs in the 30s this Friday afternoon, with 40s in the central and south. On Saturday, the northern half of Minnesota should reach the 40s, with 50s in the south.