Weather and Climate News

February breeze brings more seasonable temperatures
Temperatures closer to average across Minnesota. A chance for some light snow is possible later next week.
Despite record warmth and no snowfall, the world’s fastest cross-country skiers are still coming to Minneapolis
Despite a historically warm winter and hardly any natural snowfall, organizers of the first World Cup cross-country ski race to be held in the U.S. in more than 20 years are moving ahead with the race scheduled for Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis next weekend.
On the Galapagos Islands, MPR’s Sven Sundgaard sees signs El Niño may be ebbing
Finishing up a trip to the Galapagos Islands, MPR News meteorologist Sven Sundgaard says there are signs the El Niño climate pattern that’s been delivering a historically warm winter to Minnesota may be preparing to break down.
February maintains weird winter temperature trends
Since the start of February, temperatures have been averaging nearly 25 degrees above normal in Minnesota. Climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley called it mind-boggling.
Breezy and much cooler Friday.  Lingering light snow and flurries
Cooler air has blown in from the west. Patchy light snow showers linger over northern Minnesota with flurries as far south as the Twin Cities area Friday morning.