Weather and Climate News

More anomalous warmth ahead of a significant storm system
Temperatures will run 20 to 30 degrees above normal Thursday and Friday ahead of a potent spring storm that will bring thunderstorms late Friday and snow Saturday. 
The U.S. agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say
Multiple sources tell The Associated Press that the Trump Administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s weather, ocean and fisheries agency. 
Warmer air surges back into Minnesota ahead of a spring storm
After a more seasonable day Tuesday, temperatures warm Wednesday through Friday. A storm system will deliver thunder late Friday and rain and snow Saturday. 
Blood worm moon total eclipse Thursday night
A total lunar eclipse will put on a show above the U.S. starting at about 11 p.m. Thursday and continuing into early Friday. Some high clouds may dim the show above Minnesota.
Meteorologist-turned-lawmaker advocates for life-saving supplemental weather radar
DFL state Sen. Robert Kupec, who represents the region including Moorhead and Detroit Lakes, joined Cathy Wurzer on Tuesday’s Morning Edition to explain why he thinks the state should invest more than $3 million over the next two fiscal years in the project.
A new storm could spawn tornadoes in the South and whip up a blizzard in northern states
As near temperatures climbed to near records in parts of the central United States, a potent storm system was setting up to wallop the nation later. It's expected to pour heavy rain on western states later this week before rumbling into the central United States.