Weather

The 46th annual American Birkebeiner ski race in Wisconsin runs this Saturday. Weather conditions look favorable in the morning with temperatures warming above freezing in the afternoon.

A mild Pacific air mass replaces our current Arctic chill by Friday afternoon.

Arctic cold continues through Thursday morning, then a warmup puts the entire state in the 30s by the weekend.

Wednesday is starting off with dangerous cold, and temperatures will remain well below average even under afternoon sunshine.

Starting this week, daylight increases at the rate of three minutes per day in the Twin Cities and Minnesota.

Winters are warming faster than summers in many places, and colder parts of the U.S. are warming faster than hotter ones. The warming winter climate has year-round consequences across the country.

Subzero temperatures dominate Minnesota again overnight. Highs in the 40s are possible this weekend.

Colder air will grip the state through the middle of the week, but by the weekend, temperatures climb well above average. Sunshine prevails most of the week ahead.

Cooler air has settled back in across the state, and parts of northern Minnesota are seeing lingering snow Tuesday morning.

Heavy snow and thin ice nearly shut down this year’s ice fishing season across much of northern Minnesota. Now, resort owners are hoping for state loans to recover from what they’re calling a natural disaster. Lake Winnibigoshish seemed to get the worst of it.