Weather and Climate News

Cooler Thursday with some sun before warming up again
Behind yesterday’s snow producer, temperatures are cooler Thursday, though only slightly. We’ll see highs range from around 20 in the Red River valley to the low 30s in southeast Minnesota. Look for partly cloudy skies.
Winter is over — sort of. Paul Huttner has the lowdown on the first day of meteorological spring.
Much of the upper Midwest has been seeing exceptional rain and snow levels this winter. MPR Chief Meteorologist Paul Huttner talks with Cathy Wurzer about snow totals and temperature records this season. And on the first day of meteorological spring, Huttner has a detailed forecast and a spring flood update.
Twin Cities sees wettest winter in 142 years
Most Minnesotans will probably recall how snowy it was this winter but it was also very wet overall and relatively mild, despite a cold start.
Snow showers continue across central Minnesota Wednesday; cooler Thursday
Snow fell much of the overnight and will continue on and off across central Minnesota. Temperatures will be slightly cooler Thursday before warming back up Friday. We’ll finally see a few days of dry weather from Thursday into Saturday.
Snow overnight into Wednesday, heaviest in central Minnesota
Look for a couple of bands of intermittent snow overnight, with the possibility of a pretty good snow burst hitting the Twin Cities area around the morning rush hours. The steadier, heavier snow favors central Minnesota.
More snow on the way Tuesday night into Wednesday then quieter
Sunshine Tuesday morning will be replaced by cloud cover and snow showers by late Tuesday into Wednesday. We’re then briefly cooler Thursday before warming back up. We’ll see several days of drier and calmer weather after Wednesday.
Twin Cities snow emergency alerts fall short for non-English speakers
St. Paul offers snow emergency alerts in four foreign languages. Minneapolis sends texts in English, with a link to a website that provides a helpline and abbreviated information in three languages.