Weather and Climate News

Frost possible early Monday; Ireland braces for Ophelia’s winds
Skies will clear overnight Sunday night, and winds will be light. Low temps late Sunday night/early Monday morning will drop into the 30s over most of Minnesota, with some 20s possible in the northeast. Areas of frost are expected in Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin, and there could even be some areas of frost in…
A cool Sunday, with frost possible Sunday night; Ophelia heading toward Ireland
It was soggy in much of Minnesota Saturday afternoon into Saturday night. Much of the Twin Cities metro area saw more than one half inch of rain, with Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport recording a total of .56 inches. Parts of the metro area recorded just under one inch of rain. Here are some addition local…
Rainy Saturday afternoon and evening; clearing on Sunday
In contrast to October’s reputation as often a rather dry month, widespread rain and thunderstorms will break out Saturday across much of the middle of the country. Flash flooding due to heavy rain is possible later today from northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana to Lower Michigan. Severe storms today? The convective outlook from the Storm…
What a wet October so far
The harvesting of corn and soybeans has been slowed or delayed due to wet weather this month.
A Friday sprinkle chance; periods of rain Saturday and Saturday night
Happy Friday the 13th! You’ll be happy to know that there isn’t anything scary in our forecast. October changes October is a big transition month in Minnesota. The sun angle is lowering each day, and our hours of daylight shorten. In the Twin Cities metro area, our average high temperature starts the month at 65…