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Weather and Climate News

50 today? Winter storm watch Friday night into Saturday night

50 today? Winter storm watch Friday night into Saturday night

The Twin Cities metro area is expected to see rain on Friday, with a thunderstorm also possible. The rain could transition to a rain/snow/sleet/freezing rain mix Friday evening and change to all snow Friday night with snow continuing on Saturday.
by Ron Trenda

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Winter storm watch expanded for Friday evening through Saturday evening

Winter storm watch expanded for Friday evening through Saturday evening

The National Weather Service has expanded the winter storm watch that starts on Friday to cover more of Minnesota and western Wisconsin: The watch begins Friday afternoon in parts of central Minnesota, and it begins Friday evening in the Twin Cities metro area. Watch details: URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen…
by Ron Trenda

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Milder temperatures through Thursday, then a powerful spring storm

Milder temperatures through Thursday, then a powerful spring storm

I am not saying that spring is running late, but I can confirm that the fairies that inhabit my wife’s fairy garden are still hibernating. But temperatures will continue to moderate for the next couple days. We should see some low 50s for high temperatures in southern Minnesota Thursday afternoon. Pulses in the atmosphere will…
by Bill Endersen

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Slowly moderating temperatures, then an impressive spring storm

Slowly moderating temperatures, then an impressive spring storm

Shy April continues to role-play as March. We are not amused. Monday’s high in the Twin Cities was a meager 38. Today will be our 13th consecutive cold day. Clouds will hold our temperatures down today with only western sections seeing much clearing before evening. Highs should range from the upper 30s to some upper…
by Bill Endersen

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Warming trend; wet snow potential on Saturday

Warming trend; wet snow potential on Saturday

One nice thing (nice?) about April snow is that it melts quickly. I didn’t shovel the one inch of snow that was sitting on my sidewalk this morning, and the snow melted by early afternoon. The official snow total Sunday afternoon/night at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 1.3 inches, which brings our total for the 2017-2018…
by Ron Trenda

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