Weather and Climate News

Cloudy, cool Sunday; active week of weather to begin October
The short version of the weather for the upcoming week is that most days will be cool, clouds will prevent most frost, and rainy periods are likely. Here is a quick outlook through Thursday for the area in and around the Twin Cities: The stream of clouds flying west to east that began on Saturday…
Chilly weekend to wrap up September
Frosty temperatures broke out across most of Minnesota except parts of the southwest early this Saturday. The official low for the Twin Cities, measured at MSP airport, was 36. I saw just some light frost on rooftops in Minneapolis. But the suburbs and outlying areas, away from the center of the urban heat island, saw…
Freezing temperatures are likely across much of the state this weekend. With that, parts of northern Minnesota could see snow flurries -- yes, snow -- mixed with rain.
Canadian cooldown has begun
It’s time to dig your fall jacket out of your closet if you have not done so already. Chillier weather has spread southeastward across Minnesota. The temperature had dropped to the freezing mark at 6 a.m. Friday morning in Bemidji and Fosston and northwestern Minnesota and even in Staples in the central part of the…
Scattered showers Thursday; frosty temperatures on their way
High temperatures on Thursday should be in the upper 40s in the north, 50s over most of the state, and some low 60s farther south including the Twin Cities. Winds will be a bit brisk this afternoon as they become northwesterly.