Weather and Climate News

Tropical air mass returns to Minnesota.
This is a great week to enjoy area lakes, which are at their warmest of the summer right now, just watch for occasional showers and storms, especially in northern Minnesota.
Showers and storms move across northern Minnesota Wednesday, some of which will bring high wind and hail, while the rest of the state remains warm and sunny.
Mostly quiet weather prevails across Minnesota until Friday, when the next cold front brings a broader chance for showers and storms back to the state.
Minnesota sees another comfortable and mostly quiet day, with only isolated chances for showers or storms in the northern part of the state.
130 degrees: Death Valley sees what could be record heat
Any visitors to the national park are getting blunt advice: "Travel prepared to survive." It's part of a heat wave that is forcing rolling blackouts in the West.