Weather and Climate News

Snowfall ending; shoveling begins
Temperatures will moderate a bit each day Wednesday through Sunday even though our fresh snow will absorb some of the warmth and slow the process. By Sunday the metro area might flirt with 40 degrees.
Storm ending this morning
Here is a quick update of what you might want to know early this morning: Generally around 4 to 8 inches of snow fall across the Twin Cities metro area Greater amounts of about 8 to 10 inches fell farther north from the Detroit Lakes area to around Hinckley There were many crashes and even…
Here's why schools closed before it even started snowing
The Twin Cities woke up this morning to icy roads but no major snow, prompting some to ask, "When did Minnesota get so soft?" It's likely that no superintendent wants a repeat of what happened to the St. Paul school district in January.
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…