Weather and Climate News

Quiet through Friday, then wet and sloppy
Heavy snow still looks likely from western through northern Minnesota this weekend.
Tracking sloppy weekend storm system
It looks like a messy March weekend across much of Minnesota.
Mild Wednesday, cooler Thursday; Saturday storm set to bring rain, snow
Minnesota temperatures will again be relatively mild: 30s south and 20s north. A Saturday storm looks to be mostly rain for the Twin Cities, but a band of heavy snow may fall on the cold side of this system from west-central to northeastern Minnesota.
Wintry mix early Wednesday; bigger storm Saturday
Temperatures are just below freezing early Wednesday morning. There are scattered light snow showers, mixed with some light freezing rain so watch out for some potential brief slick spots on untreated surfaces. We’ll see highs today above freezing again for the southern half of Minnesota, 20s north.
Happy meteorological spring, Minnesota
Our first day of March felt a little like spring. We hit 41 degrees in the Twin Cities Tuesday afternoon. That’s the first back-to-back 40 degree days in the Twin Cities since mid-December.
Messy weekend storm on the way: Rain, snow, ice likely
A March storm will bring a mixed bag of precipitation types from late Friday night into Sunday. The locations of the heaviest snow bands are still uncertain, but there are some distinct trends as of Tuesday.
Mild Tuesday; wintry mix early Wednesday
Expect high temperatures Tuesday in the 30s to near 40 in southern Minnesota and 20s in the north. Overnight into Wednesday we’ll see a possible wintry mix of precipitation sweep across central Minnesota.
Mild Tuesday with snow showers Wednesday morning
It’s a mild start early Tuesday with temperatures in the 20s and low 30s in the southern parts of Minnesota. It’s much colder along the international border, near zero in International Falls. We’ll see highs back above freezing in the south and 20s to the north. There’ll be a few light snow showers in west central Minnesota Tuesday.