Weather and Climate News

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…
A dip below zero!; recap of Friday snow totals plus the chilly weekend forecast
We finally did it! Shortly before 8 this Saturday morning, the temperature dipped below zero at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: This sets a new record (Jan. 19) for the latest first sub-zero reading of winter in the Twin Cities. According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office, January 18 is the previous date of our latest first…
Snowstorm totals; the cold facts about this weekend
Friday’s snowstorm was memorable in much of southern Minnesota. Latest snowfall totals: 11" of snow was reported 5 miles west of Clarks Grove (north of Albert Lea). Photo attached. In addition, 10" of snow was reported in Sherburn (west of Fairmont). #mnwx pic.twitter.com/u95T6aY68n — NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) January 19, 2019 Here are a few…
The first half of January has been warmer than usual across much of the state — with some places in southern Minnesota yet to see a subzero day. That's expected to change as early as this weekend.
Snowstorm continues Friday evening in southern Minn.; cold through the weekend
As expected, the heaviest snow Friday afternoon has been in southern Minnesota, missing the Twin Cities metro area. As of mid afternoon on Friday, 8 inches of snow were tallied in Pipestone and Fulda in southwestern Minnesota, Albert Lea of south-central Minnesota reported 4 inches of new snow, but 7 inches of snow had already fallen…
Smooth lake ice thrills Twin Cities skaters
Even in the middle of a weekday, dozens of skaters could be seen from the shores of Lake Minnetonka. They were all out enjoying near perfect conditions not seen in years -- clear, smooth ice without snow on top.
Heavy snow in parts of southern Minn. today, less snow for the metro area
Here’s the latest on the southern Minnesota heavy snow as we go through Friday and Friday evening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow pattern Friday through Friday night: The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns…