Weather and Climate News

Cool, sunny Wednesday; mild weather returns for the weekend
Look for sunshine across southern Minnesota and highs in the low 50s Wednesday. Northern Minnesota will see more clouds and highs in the 40s. Clouds increase gain Thursday with a brief shower or two possible. Highs in the 60s and 50s build back in for the weekend.
Bright and seasonable Wednesday; warming for the weekend
Temperatures will be cool, but near normal in the 50s and 40s again Wednesday with more sun than the last couple days. Winds will remain light from the northwest. Thursday will see a few sprinkles then temperatures are back well above normal this weekend.
Cooler Tuesday, warmer into the weekend; dry weather continues
Cooler Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures near normal in the 50s south, 40s north. Overnights will mainly be in the 30s. Overall, we remain pretty dry with a warming trend heading into the weekend.
Seasonable Tuesday with increasing sunshine; mild weekend ahead
Tuesday will be a seasonable late October day with highs in the 50s south and 40s north. We’ll see more sun in the afternoon after lingering clouds move out. Wednesday will be bright and near normal as well before milder air moves in again by the weekend.
Car caked with mud this morning? Thank Great Plains dust and a light rain
The combination of high-level winds carrying dust from the Great Plains, and a trace of rain to bring it to the ground, left a dirty patina on cars and trucks across the region Monday morning.