Weather and Climate News

Retired University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley has good news for anglers: so far, May temperatures are averaging a few degrees higher than normal, which means even more lakes should be open by Saturday's fishing opener.
Soggy southern Minnesota today; brightening and warming weekend
Widespread rain has been soaking southern Minnesota overnight and into this morning. About an inch of rain had fallen in Rochester up to 7 a.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, dry high pressure from the north has been cutting off the rainfall near the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities. Some showers likely will reach the metro…