Weather and Climate News

Lake ice out 2 to 3 weeks earlier than average up north
Many big lakes are now ice-free in central and northern Minnesota. It’s happening two to three weeks earlier than average. Many lakes showing near-record early ice out this year.
Precipitation slowly ends Wednesday, and temperatures rise through the end of the week, but overall, the state stays stuck in a cooler trend.
Areas of light rain and snow slowly move out Wednesday, but the entire days stays mostly cloudy and cool.
April snowfall totals in northern Minnesota
An April snowfall is piling up across much of northern Minnesota.
Following rain and snow Tuesday, the rest of the week trends drier. Temperatures stay cooler, running near to below average for the next week.
Tuesday stays cloudy and cool, with more of the state getting light snow.