Weather and Climate News

Minnesota ‘derecho alley?’ Stormy pattern continues
Storms favor the I-94 corridor today. There's a slight risk for severe storms in southern Minnesota today and a marginal risk in the Twin Cities. The highest risk for severe storms this week looks to be Tuesday night.
Chance of scattered showers and t-storms
It was a wild weather ride this Sunday morning. Thunderstorms with strong winds, heavy rain and hail moved across much of southern and central Minnesota and on into Wisconsin. Here’s how it looked as the thunderstorms moved through St. Paul Sunday morning: Wind, rain, hail in St. Paul #mnwx pic.twitter.com/pznO23T3Uk — Tim Post (@TimPostmanPost) June…
Thunderstorms at times, severe thunderstorm watch until noon
Thunderstorms will be rolling across much of Minnesota this morning and early this afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern: Additional thunderstorms are possible this evening, especially from eastern Minnesota into Wisconsin. The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength…
Chance of Saturday evening thunderstorms; more thunderstorms on Sunday
We hit 96 degrees Saturday afternoon at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. That’s 3 degrees short of the record high for the day, but plenty warm! A cold front will move slowly through eastern Minnesota Saturday evening and Saturday night. Scattered thunderstorms are possible, and there could even be an isolated severe thunderstorm. The Storm Prediction…
Saturday heat and wind advisories; Sunday thunderstorms
It’ll be hot and humid this Saturday afternoon. I’d call it steamy. Temperatures will soar into the mid to upper 90s over much of southern and central Minnesota, and dew point temperatures will be in the sticky 60s to near 70 degrees. The heat and humidity will push heat index values to around 100 in…
Saturday heat advisory; Sunday storms
Our Saturday will be steamy. Temperatures will soar well into the 90s over much of southern and central  Minnesota, and it’ll be windy and humid. Heat index values will be around 100 degrees, so a heat advisory is in effect from noon to 8 p.m. for much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area:…