Weather and Climate News

Snow lingers over southern Minn. Saturday morning; some Sunday sun
Dry easterly winds spared the Twin Cities metro area from this winter storm, but large portions of western and southern Minnesota saw several inches of snow. The snow will continue this Saturday morning in parts of western Minnesota and much of southern Minnesota. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows…
Winter storm aims west: Twin Cities near-miss
It looks like the Twin Cities will dodge a late March snow. The latest model trends continue to support a westward shift in the snow zone. I still think the bulk of the snow will miss the core of the Twin Cities. Several inches will fall along the Minnesota River Valley overnight into Saturday. My…
If you're looking for certain-to-stick signs of spring in Minnesota this week, you may have to wait a little longer. Don't look so surprised, either. "March is being March in Minnesota," says University of Minnesota professor emeritus Mark Seeley.
Who wants to shovel? Metro area rides the heavy snow boundary tonight
Someone has to be on the edge of the heavy snow band, and the metro area will have that honor this Friday night into early Saturday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from this afternoon through Saturday morning: The NAM model continues to show the…
Winter storm update; Twin Cities rides northern edge of heavy snow
March is indeed a fickle month. Some years we see highs in the 80s, and we occasionally have single digit highs in March. We can have beautiful sunny days, some rainy days, sleet, snow and occasionally a severe thunderstorm. Some Minnesotans will see several inches of snow from Friday afternoon into early Saturday. The snow…
Storms along east, west coasts today; our turn tomorrow
The most recent pesky nor’easter, the fourth one this month, is continuing from Long Island to Boston and up to Maine early this morning. Heavy, wet snow has been piling up. Travel has been very difficult and hazardous. Boston schools are closed for the second day. The good news for those folks is that the…