Weather and Climate News

Crews rescue 21 people from stuck mountain tram cars in New Mexico
New Mexico search and rescue crews used ropes and helicopters Saturday to rescue 21 people who were stranded overnight in two tram cars after an iced-over cable caused the cars to get stuck high up in the Sandia Mountains overlooking Albuquerque.
Arctic cold continues through Sunday; updated wind chill warnings and advisories
How cold will it be Saturday night and Sunday? We have the answer to that question, plus the updated wind chill warnings and advisories. There’s also a winter storm that’s hitting Iowa, Illinois and southern Wisconsin this weekend.
Kentucky storms bring flooding, power outages, possible tornadoes
Kentucky’s governor declared a state of emergency on Saturday as storms ripped through the state causing flash floods, power outages and property damage, including from possible tornadoes. The storms came just three weeks after deadly tornadoes tore through the region.
Official: Three people missing, nearly 1,000 structures destroyed in Colorado wildfire
A Colorado official says nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed, hundreds more were damaged, and that three people are missing after a wildfire charred numerous neighborhoods in a suburban area at the base of the Rocky Mountains northwest of Denver.
Arctic cold through this weekend; updated wind chill warnings/advisories
Arctic cold will stay with us through the weekend, along with very cold wind chill temps. We have an update on the wind chill advisories and warnings and a look at the week ahead.
Arctic chill this weekend; top 5 weather events of 2021
Some of us will see some snowflakes Friday evening. Temperatures will plummet Friday night as winds pick up. We have the chilly weekend forecast details, plus a recap of the top weather events of 2021.
Behind a cold front bringing in artic air, most of Minnesota will spend all of Saturday with temperatures below zero. Dangerously cold windchills will range from minus 20 to minus 50 during the weekend mornings.
Light snow Friday; arctic cold Friday night and through the weekend
We’ll see some flakes on Friday, followed by arctic chill that will last right through the weekend. We have the forecast details, including some wind chill advisories and warnings for Friday evening into Saturday.
A weak system brings a dusting of snow across Minnesota Thursday and briefly milder temperatures, but the colder air behind that disturbance starts a pattern that brings bitter cold.