Weather and Climate News

More than 50 percent of the state's landscape is abnormally dry, while portions of Beltrami, Lake of the Woods, Roseau and Koochiching counties are in moderate drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Scattered thunderstorms Friday; 90s in many spots this weekend
Saturday and Sunday should be rain-free over most of Minnesota, but there's a chance of a shower/isolated thunderstorm in northeastern Minnesota Saturday afternoon and evening. The weather is a bit unsettled on Memorial Day.
Scattered t-storms possible overnight and Friday; steamy through Memorial Day
Memorial Day highs might back off a couple of degrees if we get a cloud/sun mix, but it will still be much warmer than normal. Twin Cities highs are expected to reach the lower 90s Friday and Saturday, and could be close to the mid 90s on Sunday.
Scattered T-storms this evening into early Friday; a summery holiday weekend
We had wintry weather in April, so summery weather in May seems almost logical. The temperature hit 92 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport this Thursday afternoon, our warmest temp in the Twin Cities since September 24. And it was steam heat, with dew point temps in the 60s. Very warm temps are on tap for…
Summerlike storms and heat
A warm front from the southwest will provide a bit of energy Wednesday afternoon. That energy plus the warm temperatures might trigger isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening.