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So it really is February! Expect a rainy afternoon before a winter weather advisory and snow.
Moisture makes its way to the Fargo-Moorhead area this week, with more patchy fog and a chance of rain Wednesday. Rain is likely Wednesday night and Thursday with snow likely Thursday night and Friday.
Shuster, Peterson teams win U.S. curling championships
John Shuster and Tabitha Peterson, two curling teams with strong Minnesota ties and former Olympians, took home the national championship Sunday.
We’ll wrap up Friday with a sunny high of 42. Expect high temperatures around 46 this weekend with a sun and cloud mix. Freezing drizzle and fog could impact parts of eastern North Dakota on Friday evening through Saturday morning.
Solar fence stops snow and generates electricity
Minnesota uses miles of snow fences to catch blowing snow before it drifts onto roadways in a typical winter. At a one-of-a-kind test site near Moorhead, researchers are finding a year-round use for the snow fence.
Xcel Energy proposes to keep operating nuclear plants until early 2050s
The utility’s latest resource plan also calls for adding solar and wind energy, battery storage and building two new natural gas plants for times of peak electricity demand.