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Weather and Climate News

A quiet Thursday; more on yesterday’s severe weather

A quiet Thursday; more on yesterday’s severe weather

Our Thursday highs will be mainly in the 70s across Minnesota, with a few spots in the Twin Cities metro area and southeastern Minnesota possibly touching the lower 80s. Northeastern Minnesota will see some 60s.
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Wednesday severe weather recap; quiet on Thursday

Wednesday severe weather recap; quiet on Thursday

The tornado watch has been cancelled for the Twin Cities metro area and west-central Wisconsin, but the watch was expanded into southeastern Minnesota until 10 p.m. this Wednesday evening: Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you can read about any watches and warnings in the MPR news live weather blog .…
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Tornado watch east metro and western Wis. to 10 p.m. Wednesday

Tornado watch east metro and western Wis. to 10 p.m. Wednesday

There is the potential for severe weather in eastern-central and southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin late this Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. The Storm Prediction Center of the NWS has issued a tornado watch valid until 10 p.m. this evening for these areas: Updates Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network,…
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Soggy Wednesday morning, then muggy and maybe stormy

Soggy Wednesday morning, then muggy and maybe stormy

Rain gauges, like the typical one shown below, have been working hard collecting and measuring rainfall overnight and into this morning. Widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms has been soaking Minnesota early today. Many measurements in excess of one inch are likely once reports come in from weather observers. Weather radar has been tracking the rainfall…
by Bill Endersen

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Thunderstorms at times

Thunderstorms at times

It was a beautiful Tuesday, with Minnesota enjoying some of the best weather in the country. You can expect some wet weather at times overnight, and also on Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible in parts of western Minnesota this Tuesday evening, then thunderstorms are expected to become more numerous in western Minnesota Tuesday night. We’re…
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Lovely today, thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday

Lovely today, thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday

A weather disturbance advancing from our west will eventually fire off quite a batch of thunderstorms across the eastern Dakotas later today. Thunderstorms are likely to reach western Minnesota with heavy rain and a marginal or slight risk of severe weather around midnight tonight.
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Slightly warmer; thunderstorms possible Tuesday night and Wednesday

Slightly warmer; thunderstorms possible Tuesday night and Wednesday

Our average high temp is 82 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities. We were nowhere near average this past weekend, with weekend highs in the 60s. Despite the recent cool weather, our average temperature for the month of June (through Sunday) at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was still 3.9 degrees above normal:…
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More sun, less wind today

More sun, less wind today

Tuesday will be a warmer day with high temperatures mostly in the 70s. A sunny morning will give way to some increasing cloudiness in the afternoon as a weather system develops to our west.
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A breezy and unseasonably cool Sunday

A breezy and unseasonably cool Sunday

Crisp Canadian air continues to flow southeastward across Minnesota this Sunday morning. The result will be afternoon temperatures about 15 degrees cooler than normal for late June. Expect highs today from the upper 50s to the upper 60s. The Twin Cities should warm to only about 68. And there will be some rain, mainly across…
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September in June

September in June

It feels like Minnesota Gopher football weather this weekend! Cool temps will stay with us throughout this weekend, with Minnesota highs mostly in the 60s. Some spots in northwestern and north-central Minnesota could top out in the upper 50s. The Twin Cities metro area will see high temps this weekend that are normal for early…
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