Climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley spoke about rainfall chances, a warm weekend and the dangers of slipping back into drought conditions with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer in their weekly weather chat.
Friday will be very warm across southern and western Minnesota. There will be isolated thunderstorm chances. More organized rainfall develops Sunday night.
Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday.
Clouds and scattered showers will linger Thursday in northeastern Minnesota. The rest of the state will see decreasing cloud cover. Friday and Saturday will see the return of 80s south and west.
A weak low-pressure system is producing showers and a few thunderstorms. Severe weather is unlikely. Rain will linger Thursday morning, especially in northeastern Minnesota.
Clouds will increase Wednesday with showers filling in and developing from west to east. Most of the rain will hold off until the overnight for eastern Minnesota. Temperatures will increase into Saturday.
University of Minnesota researchers are launching a new online tool today that allows people to visualize how a future climate will look and feel, down to a 2.5 mile scale. The goal is to help engineers, farmers and others better plan for a climate-changed future.
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