Weather and Climate News

Hot, dry and windy Friday; toasty weekend ahead
Hot, dry weather for is on tap for the next several days. Gusty winds and low humidities will increase the wildfire risk.
Hottest September day in 92 years possible this weekend
Temperatures in the Twin Cities have reached 100 degrees in September only once in the past 150 years of records. That could change this Labor Day weekend when an unusually hot and dry air mass blows into Minnesota.
Drought worsens for most of Minnesota; little rain in sight
Drought conditions worsen across Minnesota with hot weather and little or no rain in the next several days. The approaching heat wave could be record-breaking and the hottest this late in 45 years.
Idalia extends its destruction along the southeastern U.S. coastline
Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding
Record September heat wave ahead
Heat records could fall Labor Day weekend.
Heat builds after Wednesday; air quality alert extended for SW Minnesota
Wednesday will be the last day of near-normal temperatures before we heat up. Air quality has improved for most but pockets of unhealthy air remain in western Minnesota.