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Weather and Climate News

Frost likely up north Sunday night; warmup continues Monday and Tuesday

Frost likely up north Sunday night; warmup continues Monday and Tuesday

Warmer weather will continue to build into Minnesota for Monday and especially Tuesday. A cold front will return cooler weather to the state again beginning on Thursday. Expect an outbreak of showers and thunderstorms by about next Sunday.
by Bill Endersen

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Pleasant Sunday with isolated showers in the northeast; August-like Monday and Tuesday

Pleasant Sunday with isolated showers in the northeast; August-like Monday and Tuesday

A pleasant Sunday will be followed by a continued warmup on Monday and Tuesday. Cooler weather will return for Thursday through next weekend. A mostly dry week is likely to give way to scattered showers and maybe thunderstorms by the end of the week.
by Bill Endersen

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Hurricane Paulette rolls toward Bermuda; Sally threatens Gulf Coast

Residents of Bermuda were urged to prepare to protect life and property ahead of Hurricane Paulette. Meanwhile, a hurricane warning for strengthening Tropical Storm Sally was issued for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi — including New Orleans.
by The Associated Press

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Warmer Sunday with showers far north; summerlike Monday and Tuesday

Warmer Sunday with showers far north; summerlike Monday and Tuesday

Warmer weather is coming for Sunday through at least Tuesday. Cooler temperatures will return later in the week. Showers will be skimpy until about next Sunday.
by Bill Endersen

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New Orleans under hurricane watch from Tropical Storm Sally

Tropical Storm Sally formed Saturday off south Florida, becoming the earliest 18th-named storm on record in an Atlantic hurricane season as it enters the Gulf of Mexico amid signs of strengthening further.
by The Associated Press

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Longtime climate science denier hired at NOAA

Longtime climate science denier hired at NOAA

David Legates, a professor who has spent much of his career questioning basic tenets of climate science and whose research has been supported by fossil fuel companies, has been hired for a top position at the federal agency that oversees weather and climate forecasting.
by Rebecca Hersher and Joe Palca

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Warmer days ahead!; Sally will become a hurricane

Are you ready for some warmer temperatures? If so, we have good news. We also have info on a tropical storm in the Gulf that will become a hurricane soon.
by Ron Trenda

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Saturday shower chances; back to the 70s on Sunday

Sunday will be the nicer day of the weekend, but Saturday won’t be a washout. We have your weekend forecast details, plus a look at the week ahead.
by Ron Trenda

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Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire death toll keeps climbing

Smoke chokes West Coast as wildfire death toll keeps climbing

Wildfire smoke that posed a health hazard to millions choked the West Coast on Saturday as firefighters battled deadly blazes that obliterated some towns and displaced tens of thousands of people.
by The Associated Press

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Photos: Oregon grapples with historic wildfires

Photos: Oregon grapples with historic wildfires

Fires have forced residents from their homes across much of Oregon. Photographers Bradley W. Parks and Jonathan Levinson have been covering the wildfires for Oregon Public Broadcasting.
by Jonathan Levinson and Bradley Parks

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