Weather and Climate News

Hurricane Harvey update; weekend rain chances
Hurricane Harvey is on the verge of becoming a major (Category 3) hurricane this Friday morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mix of infrared and visible satellite pictures shows Harvey’s slow movement toward the Texas coast since midnight: Maximum sustained winds are at 110 mph, so any strengthening will push Harvey into Category 3…
Rain chances increase on Friday; Coolest State Fair
The start of our Minnesota State Fair is here! If you like cool weather, you’ll like the next several days, with highs mostly in the 70s at the Fair. It’s been cooler than this at State Fair time. According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office : The coolest Minnesota State Fair was during the six-day run…
Minnesota’s September preview, tropical trouble brewing in Gulf?
This is how Minnesota’s weather should be. In mid-September. A cool refreshing Canadian air mass blows into Minnesota today on fresh northwest breezes. If you like the windows open and good sleeping weather this is your week. Northwest flow We call it northwest flow. This weather pattern favors dry northwest breezes. Dew points in the…