Weather and Climate News

Monday remains much colder than average, and a disturbance brings light rain and snow across southern Minnesota.
Unseasonably cold week with periods of rain and wet snow coming
November-like temperatures that arrived this past week will stay with us for much of the rest of October. And look for unsettled weather with periods of rain and snow for the upcoming week.
August's Iowa derecho was most costly thunderstorm event in modern U.S. history
The powerful derecho that swept through the Midwest in August, focusing its destruction on central Iowa, is officially the most costly thunderstorm event in recorded U.S. history with at least $7.5 billion in damage.
Chilly highs are in our Sunday forecast, and I’m not seeing any mild temps this coming week. And then there’s this: many of us could see enough snow to shovel on Tuesday. On to the details.
Bright and colder on Sunday; searching for warmth
Snow continues this Saturday evening on northeastern Minnesota with some rain showers in far southern Minnesota. Colder air rushes in later Saturday night and it will linger for several days. We have details on all that, plus a look at Saturday snow anounts.
Saturday snow in northern Minnesota; sprinkle chance in the south
Much of northern Minnesota will see accumulting snow this Saturday afternoon. We have details on forcast snow amounts and the winter weather advisories that have been issued across parts of the north. We also look at the rest of our weekend forecast and take a peek at Minnesota fall colors.
Tracking Saturday snowfall totals
The first significant accumulating snow arrives for many locations in central and northern Minnesota Saturday.
The weekend starts with several inches of snow in parts of northern Minnesota on Saturday. We have details on that, plus the cold air that will spread into southern Minnesota on Sunday. We also have your updated Minnesota fall color report.
The first significant snowfall of the season hits this weekend
Shovel? Check. Boots? Yep. Coat? Got it. Good — you’re gonna need them. A potent storm targets Minnesota over the weekend, bringing the first significant snowfall of the season. It also reinforces a colder pattern that stays in place all of next week.