Weather and Climate News

September 14, 2020 8:08 AM

Gulf Coast residents brace for Sally, possible new hurricane

Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sally is expected to become a hurricane on Monday and reach shore by early Tuesday, bringing dangerous weather conditions, including risk of flooding, to a region stretching from the western Florida Panhandle to southeast Louisiana.

by The Associated Press

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September 14, 2020 6:49 AM

Smoke causes hazy sunshine Monday

After a frosty start north, Minnesota returns to seasonable highs Monday under sunny but hazy skies.

by Nicole Mitchell

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September 13, 2020 5:17 PM

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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September 13, 2020 9:46 AM

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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September 13, 2020 8:50 AM

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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September 13, 2020 6:28 AM

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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September 12, 2020 7:07 PM

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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September 12, 2020 6:55 PM

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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September 12, 2020 5:20 PM

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