Weather and Climate News

One last taste of summer? Minnesota’s fall colors steal the show
Minnesota is heading into a picture-perfect fall weekend for getting outside and enjoying the changing leaves. With temperatures expected to climb into the 80s on Saturday and remain unusually warm on Sunday. We’ll see cooler weather return next week.
Windy Saturday may kick up harvest dust, fire risk across Minnesota
Saturday will bring low relative humidity, near-record high temperatures, lots of high winds and a heightened wildfire risk to parts of Minnesota. An air quality alert has been issued for wind-blown dust across southwestern and west-central Minnesota.
Isaias strengthens into Category 2 hurricane on collision course with the Gulf Coast
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season was forecast to intensify rapidly and cause dangerous conditions in the Florida Panhandle, southern Alabama and southern Mississippi when it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday.
A blast of heat this weekend followed by seasonable temps
Temperatures ramp up Friday with 70s across much of central and southern Minnesota by afternoon. Highs will be in the 80s Saturday and Sunday before cooling off.
Two waves of colder rain next week
Minnesota’s drought remains largely unchanged, with dry weather continuing through the weekend as farmers work to catch up on a delayed harvest.
Summerlike warmth arrives for the weekend
After a cooler and breezier start to the week, a dramatic warm-up is on the way. Temperatures will climb into the 70s Friday before surging into the 80s this weekend, bringing a very summerlike feel to the region for early October.
A taste of July temperatures for the weekend
Thursday will be closer to normal with highs mostly in the 60s, but temperatures warm up Friday and especially for the weekend. Much cooler air returns next week.
Cooler but still warmer than normal Wednesday through Friday
Wednesday will be cooler but still nearly 10 degrees above normal. Look for sunshine and breezy, dry conditions. Highs in the 80s move into southern Minnesota for Saturday.
Mini-dip in temperatures before an ideal weekend outlook
We are warmer — noticeably so — on Tuesday. A quick cooler and sunny trend is here towards the end of the workweek. We are much, much warmer for the coming weekend. Much of Minnesota will be totally dry for the next week or longer. There are some potent rainmakers next week that also deliver colder air.