Weather and Climate News

October starts with heat after wet and warm September
With October starting off so warm, the cold temperatures taking over the weekend won’t be enough to totally off-set the average monthly temperature. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with retired meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley about the wide weather swings in their weekly weather chat.
Coldest air since April; frost advisory, freeze watch and warnings west
We have the coldest air since April in place. Look for scattered rain showers Friday and blustery northwest winds at 15 to 25 mph. The weekend will be mainly dry with a little more sun.
Windy, colder than normal with occasional showers Friday
Friday will be quite the shock with cold temperatures, wind and occasional spotty rain showers. Saturday will remain chilly but with less wind and more sunshine.
Chilly temps; occasional showers Thursday night, Friday morning
Chilly temps are on tap the next few days. We have details on that plus the rain outlook Thursday night and Friday, and an updated fall color map.
Cooler air blast coming; drought conditions persist
Thursday will be windy with sunshine in southern Minnesota while northern Minnesota sees scattered showers develop. Cooler air moves in for Friday, touching off more showers.
Windy Thursday with showers mainly north; colder Friday
Thursday will be seasonably cool and windy with clouds and some showers north while southern Minnesota sees more sun. Friday will bring colder air and spotty showers statewide.
Fall colors peaking up north
Annual fall color peak in the next week across Minnesota.
Much cooler remainder of the week; 80s may be over
Tuesday marked the fourth consecutive day in the 80s but is it the last, climatologically? Look for much cooler air and more possible showers Thursday and Friday.