Weather and Climate News

After warm weather Wednesday, temperatures dive by the end of the week.  Precipitation remains limited.
Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with a very isolated rain chance.  It will likely be the warmest day Minnesota sees for at least the next week.
Rain chances continue Tuesday, especially for western and southern Minnesota, while temperatures remain below average for the entire state.
Wildfire smoke causing 33-percent fewer blue sky days in Minnesota summers
Climate change is increasing the number and size of wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada. The extra smoke is drifting downwind toward Minnesota and creating more smoke days that obscure Minnesota’s traditionally blue skies.
A weather system that increases clouds across Minnesota Monday and brings rain for western Minnesota will also keep temperatures below average.