Weather and Climate News

As arctic blast smacks Minnesota, Arrowhead 135 racers will hit the trail
Minnesota's Arrowhead 135 endurance race is a tough test in any weather conditions. But this year the forecast calls for temperatures perhaps in the 30s below zero with wind chills near 60 below during the race.
A slow go on Monday; Snowstorm update and the latest on incredibly cold mid-week temps
Most of Minnesota will see plenty of snow Sunday evening through the overnight hours of Sunday night. The snow tapers of from west to east Monday morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow pattern from Sunday evening through Monday: The main snow area leaves the Twin…
Winter storm update, heaviest snow band; coldest temps since 1996 on Wednesday?
We have some Sunday morning sunshine, but there’s still a winter storm headed toward Minnesota. Snow will move into far western Minnesota later this Sunday morning, then spread across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snow continues tonight into early Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American…
Snowstorm update; extremely cold temps and wind chills this week
Here’s a Sunday morning snowstorm update. Snow will move into western Minnesota later this Sunday morning, then spread across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin during the afternoon and early evening hours. Snow continues tonight into early Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow pattern from Sunday…
Heavy snow spreads across Minnesota Sunday afternoon and evening; incredibly cold this coming week
Most of the Twin Cities metro area hasn’t seen a big (4 inches or more) snowfall this winter. The 2018-2019 season snowfall total of 12.5 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is 19.7 inches behind our normal pace to this point in the season. Our Twin Cities snow drought is about to end. The big…
Heavy snow Sunday afternoon into early Monday; followed by the coldest temps in years
Periods of light snow are expected across the southern half of Minnesota this Saturday morning into early afternoon. Our main snow event of the weekend begins on Sunday. The big picture Snow will move into western Minnesota Sunday morning, then spread across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin during the afternoon hours.  Snow continues Sunday night…