Weather and Climate News

Some areas could see a Saturday shower or thunderstorm, but Sunday looks dry. We have your weekend forecast, plus an update on the Wednesday tornado in Grant and Otter Tail counties.
After a quiet day Friday, more showers and storms move in for the first half of the weekend.  Temperatures return closer to average after a hotter than normal July so far.
Friday brings sunny skies, warm weather and lower humidity.  However, more showers and storms start to move into western Minnesota by Friday night.
We’ll have a mixed bag of weather this weekend. Check out the details on our weekend temperatures and who may see a thunderstorm.
A potent storm system is exiting the state, but not without another potential round of severe weather Thursday. Meanwhile, recent rain has not been enough to help worsening drought conditions in central and northeastern Minnesota.
Skies clear across most of Minnesota Thursday with slightly cooler temperatures. However, occasional storms linger in eastern and southern Minnesota, including a continued severe weather risk.
Tornadoes hit western Minnesota, killing one
A 30-year-old man was killed near Dalton when a tornado destroyed a garage where he was working Wednesday night, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office. Two others suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to a hospital.
A tornado in Otter Tail County reportedly killed one person damaged 3 farmsteads. It also produced some of the most photogenic tornado video on record.