Weather and Climate News

Showers and a few storms move across Minnesota Thursday, and temperatures stay slightly cooler.
Cows go to market as pastures dry up
The worsening drought is affecting farmers and ranchers across much of the state. Many ranchers are watching pastures wither and turn brown. They’re trying to find enough feed to last through the winter. Some are already selling cattle they know they won’t be able to feed.
A shift in wind direction is pushing smoke northward.
The air quality across Minnesota keeps improving Wednesday, and needed rain starts pushing into the state by the end of the day.
Rain chances emerging Thursday and this weekend
We’re searching the weather maps for rain this summer in Minnesota. It looks like we may have found some.
Air quality improves Wednesday across Minnesota
Winds will blow from the south Wednesday. That should help improve MInnesota’s air quality overall.
Minnesota is expected to see slow improvement in air quality through Tuesday, then as heat and humidity return, so do more rain chances. The current forecast brings some scattered showers and storms into the state on Thursday.