Weather and Climate News

Most of Minnesota sees another dry day Tuesday, and the seasonable temperatures in the 70s and low 80s continue.
Thousands face weeks without power in Ida's aftermath
Ida ravaged the region's power grid, leaving the entire city of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when power would return. Some areas outside New Orleans also suffered major flooding and structure damage.
Seasonable weather prevails in the week ahead, with both temperatures and precipitation chances that are very close to average for this time of year.
Following a foggy start in portions of Minnesota, Monday brings mostly dry weather and seasonably mild temperatures across the state.
Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, leaves the grid a shambles
One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the U.S. mainland weakened into a tropical storm overnight as it pushed inland over Mississippi with torrential rain and shrieking winds, its danger far from over.
A pleasant Monday; rain chances ramp up later this week
We’ll start the week with pleasant weather. Some showers and thunderstorms are possible later in the week. We have your forecast details, plus an update on Hurricane Ida.
Louisiana hospitals filled with COVID patients face Hurricane Ida
Ida struck as hospitals and their intensive care units were filled with patients from the fourth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across Louisiana.
A bright and breezy Sunday here; Ida making landfall in Louisiana today
Most of Minnesota will have a dry and breezy Sunday. The week ahead will bring us a couple of rain opportunities. We have details on that, plus a Hurricane Ida update.