Weather and Climate News

Snow spreads across Minn. today and tonight, lingers into Tuesday; temps bottom out on Friday
Today’s Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday will feature accumulating snow in parts of Minnesota. Periods of snow are likely across all of Minnesota and western Wisconsin overnight tonight and into Tuesday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern Monday morning through Tuesday evening: The color chart…
Snow moves into Minn. Monday, lingers through Tuesday; brace for colder temps later in the week
If you stayed up to watch the total lunar eclipse Sunday evening, you might be a bit sleepy Monday morning: That’s it I’m going to bed. pic.twitter.com/kQJdVzURHU — Tim Post (@TimPostmanPost) January 21, 2019 Now a quick peek at the weather as we start the work week… Temperature trends Monday’s highs will be in the…
Viewing update for Sunday night’s total lunar eclipse; Monday and Tuesday snow update
Tonight’s total lunar eclipse will be viewable all across North America, except where clouds obscure the view: This, from skyandtelescope.com: NPR’s Ian Stewart has a detailed discussion of the lunar eclipse, which includes this diagram from NASA: According to NASA: At 7:33 p.m. PST (10:33 p.m. EST), the edge of the Moon will begin entering the umbra. As…
Major storms -- and no pay for federal weather forecasters
Despite the shutdown, the National Weather Service is putting out forecasts and helping local officials prepare for dangerous weather, even as employees worry about making ends meet at home.
Arctic chill continues; Monday and Tuesday snow chances
Saturday night into Sunday will be very cold across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Low temps Saturday night into early Sunday are expected reach the teens and 20s below zero over central and northern Minnesota: Wind chill temps are projected to be in the -40 to -50 range in much of northeastern Minnesota, prompting a wind…