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Weather and Climate News

Warm and bright Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler this weekend

Warm and bright Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler this weekend

We  finally saw that drink of water. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, some of the driest areas in Minnesota from May 7 through the early hours of May 14 were in central Minnesota and parts of the Twin Cities metro area: It was great to see some rain move through those dry…
by Ron Trenda

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Spring is finally underway full bore

Spring is finally underway full bore

Our much-delayed spring has been really getting underway except along the southern edge of Minnesota where low clouds have been holding afternoon temperatures down. Crabapple trees were blooming in my neighborhood over the weekend and lilacs are beginning to open. Lawns will need mowing very soon. Today will be a warmer day for most of…
by Bill Endersen

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Pleasant Mother’s Day as a warming trend begins

Pleasant Mother’s Day as a warming trend begins

Much stormy weather will be passing south of Minnesota on this Mother’s Day. Showers and thunderstorms are likely from Iowa to Indiana. Severe storms are possible for the Chicago area Sunday night. Most Minnesotans should enjoy a lovely Mother’s Day. Southernmost Minnesota will stay on the cooler side with highs in the mid to upper…
by Bill Endersen

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Family traditions renewed on Minnesota's fishing opener

Family traditions renewed on Minnesota's fishing opener

It took a lot of patience for Minnesotans to make it through the long winter to reach this spring's opener — and it's that patience, lifelong fisherman Walter Jordan said, that's the most important virtue a good angler needs.
by Nina Moini

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Fine weekend weather for fishing; lovely Mother’s Day Sunday

Fine weekend weather for fishing; lovely Mother’s Day Sunday

Saturday will be a pleasant day for the Minnesota fishing opener. Canadian high pressure is our friend during the warm season Dry high pressure from Canada will bring sunshine to northern Minnesota while mid and high clouds overspread central and southern sections. A few showers will break out in the south, mainly near Iowa. High…
by Bill Endersen

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