Weather chats with Mark Seeley

In their weekly chat, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Mark Seeley about snow and other weather topics.

The wet weather didn’t stay behind in September. Some parts of the state saw three inches of rain this week, while others had their first snow of the season. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer ran down the week in weather with retired University of Minnesota meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley.

There’s more rain in the forecast for this weekend.

With recent cool temperatures, the DNR reports parts of northeastern Minnesota are already seeing 10 to 25 percent fall color change this week.

One MPR News listener wanted to know. The short answer? Yes, it can.

It’s only August, but 2019 has already seen a range of weather records and notable events—from the snowiest February in state history, to recent reports of rare grapefruit-sized hail (Clear Lake in July, and Delano in August).

To round up what July 2019 looked like in Minnesota, MPR News guest host Phil Picardi talked with retired University of Minnesota meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley.

This beautiful, warmer-than-normal start to August is putting a smile on everybody’s face. But, it won’t last. Next week may prove to be wetter than normal. MPR’s Cathy Wurzer spoke to University of Minnesota professor emeritus Mark Seeley about this week in weather and answered listener climate questions.

Last week’s heat wave saw some regions of the state reporting heat indexes of 110 degrees or more. Meanwhile, the wetter-than-average trend has continued.

Hot and humid. Nay, infernal and steaming. Nay, extremely infernal and very boiling. The heat wave hitting the Midwest this week will likely make today the hottest-feeling day of the year with feels-like temperatures surpassing 110 degrees in some parts of the state.