Weather and Climate News

Comfortable weekend weather
We’ll enjoy comfortable temperatures and dew points this weekend. It’ll be dry in most areas.
Stifling heat lifts spirits for Minnesota whiskey makers
Excessive heat and humidity has made life uncomfortable this week for many Minnesotans, but the conditions were ideal for whiskey makers. Distillers say the sweltering temperatures help with an important process in flavoring their whiskey.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires sent more asthma sufferers to the emergency room
Centers for Disease Control studies increased asthma-related ER visits by 17 percent nationwide during 19 of the smokiest days. On the worst air quality day in New York state, those visits spiked 82 percent.
Few thunderstorms possible Friday, still warm; cooler weekend
Friday will still be warm and muggy across southern Minnesota with a few isolated thunderstorms possible across the state. The weekend brings cooler, drier air.
Severe drought widens in Minnesota; cooler air coming
Thursday will still be very warm and humid but cooler air is coming. Severe drought returns to parts of central Minnesota after recent dry weather.