Weather and Climate News

Major winter storm today
Winter storm warnings have been posted until 6 a.m. Tuesday for a large part of Minnesota. A winter weather advisory for lesser amounts of expected snow has been posted to the north, east and southwest.
Winter storm warning begins Monday morning in Twin Cities metro area
We melted some of our snowcover this weekend, but more snow is on the way. A rain/snow mix early Monday in the Twin Cities metro area is expected to change to all snow at some point Monday morning and the snow will continue through the afternoon and into Monday night. The snow is expected to…
Some Sunday showers at times; winter storm watch begins Monday morning
Some Minnesotans have heard rumbles of thunder this Sunday morning. There have been a few thunderstorms embedded in the rain pattern that’s been moving through southern and central Minnesota. Some of us have also seen some sleet. The main wave of precipitation moves through this morning, but there’s a chance of scattered showers and an…
Shower chance Sunday; winter storm watch for Monday snow
We watched our snowcover shrink a bit Saturday afternoon. We’ll probably be watching the snow pile up again on Monday. So it goes during March in Minnesota! Mild temps, but breezy on Sunday Our average high temp is 35 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities metro area. We’ll probably reach the mid…
Windy and warmer Saturday; some Sunday rain and Monday snow
March can bring us a wide range of weather. We’ll go from watching the snow melt this weekend to watching it pile up again in much of Minnesota on Monday. Temperature trends  Most of Minnesota will top out in the 40s Saturday afternoon, but a few spots in southeastern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro…
Mark Seeley explains squeaky snow
Retired University of Minnesota meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley talks with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer about recent weather trends, what looks like a wet start to March and why snow squeaks when you walk on it when it's really cold outside.