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Weather and Climate News

Where is Minnesota at for rainfall totals? The answer may surprise you

Where is Minnesota at for rainfall totals? The answer may surprise you

We have had frequent rain across the state in the month of June. But when MPR Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard went to look at the numbers, even he was surprised by our rainfall totals.
by Nina Moini, Sven Sundgaard and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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How hot is too hot for kids to play outside?

How hot is too hot for kids to play outside?

With heat indices over 100 degrees across much of the country, it's hot out there. But is it too hot for kids to be outside?
by Adam Bearne

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Significant rainfall for southern Minnesota Wednesday

Significant rainfall for southern Minnesota Wednesday

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms will be with us Wednesday into Thursday morning across southern Minnesota. The weekend will be very warm and humid with spotty thunder.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Soggy Wednesday, Thursday with heavy rain potential

Soggy Wednesday, Thursday with heavy rain potential

Hopefully you enjoyed a quiet, comfortable Tuesday. Muggy air and rain, thunder develop early Wednesday morning and we’ll have waves of moisture into Thursday. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars

Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars

Six people died over the weekend when tornadoes wreaked havoc in New York and North Dakota. Wind speeds topped 100 mph in each storm. In North Dakota, three tornadoes in the eastern part of the state tore down trees, tossed train cars and lashed homes. 
by The Associated Press

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Comfortable dew points, quiet Tuesday ahead of soaking rains Wednesday

Comfortable dew points, quiet Tuesday ahead of soaking rains Wednesday

Enjoy comfortable dew points in the 50s Tuesday. Muggy air and significant rainfall return Wednesday and Thursday. We could be very warm again by the weekend. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Mankato small businesses try to stay afloat after last year’s historic floods

Mankato small businesses try to stay afloat after last year’s historic floods

There are areas that still haven’t been cleaned up since the previous flood and some businesses are slowly recovering, while city officials find ways to fund infrastructure projects responding to more frequent storms.
by Hannah Yang

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Active weather pattern brings frequent storms and cooler air

Active weather pattern brings frequent storms and cooler air

A break from the heat kicks off the work week, but the trade-off for cooler temperatures is a shift to a stormier pattern. A deluge of rain is possible by week’s end, with temperatures trending closer to seasonal levels.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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