Weather and Climate News

Flash flooding hits Maryland community
Flash floods struck a Maryland city on Sunday that had been wracked by similar devastation two years earlier, prompting emergency rescues as raging waters engulfed cars and rose above the first floor of some buildings, authorities said.
A hot Memorial Day; air quality alert too
It’s still hot. The high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 91 degrees Sunday afternoon. That’s well above our average high of 73 degrees for this time of year. It would have been even warmer if the early afternoon cloud deck had thinned out more quickly. Many spots in southern Minnesota hit the upper 90s. …
Heat advisory this afternoon; heat lingers through Memorial Day
Our heat wave will continue today and right through Memorial Day. Highs this afternoon will reach the 90s over much of Minnesota. We could hit 97 degrees this afternoon in the Twin Cities metro area, which would break today’s record high of 95. Far northern Minnesota will probably top out in the 80s, with cooler temps…
Heat advisory includes Twin Cities Sunday afternoon; still hot on Memorial Day
The heat wave continues. High temps were in the 90s Saturday in the Twin Cities metro area and much of Minnesota. There were a few 80s in far northern Minnesota, with cooler temps in a few spots up along the north shore of Lake Superior. Highs in the 90s are expected over most of Minnesota…
A hot but bright weekend; temps cool a bit by Tuesday and Wednesday
This might be the warmest Memorial Day weekend that most of us ever see. It will be the warmest Memorial Day weekend in the Twin Cities metro area since 2006, when we had a high of 87 on Saturday, followed by 97 on Sunday and 94 on Memorial Day. Our average Twin Cities high temp…