Weather and Climate News

Lingering cloud cover and isolated showers; hazy skies continue
Low pressure centered over the Great Lakes region will provide lingering cloud cover and very isolated showers. As high pressure moves in we will see sunshine and quiet weather conditions. Air quality alert continues for northern Minnesota.
Partial sunshine with scattered showers; quiet weekend ahead
A low pressure center continues to move very slowly across northern Minnesota. Ongoing scattered showers and a few rumbles of thunder are possible for Thursday night. Temperatures remain slightly below our average to end the work week.
A soggy overnight with lingering instability Thursday and Friday
We’ll have scattered showers and thunderstorms overnight with heavy rain possible in some places. Instability will linger into Thursday and Friday. A dry, pleasant weekend is shaping up. 
In the Twin Cities, mapping the warming urban heat island to prepare for an even hotter future
This summer, volunteers collected detailed temperature and humidity data across Hennepin and Ramsey counties. It’s part of an effort to map the urban heat island in the Twin Cities to help plan for climate change-fueled extreme heat.