Weather and Climate News

This is great timing. The arctic chill is leaving us, and temperatures will be a bit milder than normal on Saturday. Some areas have a chance of light snow on Saturday too. Details on that, plus your Sunday forecast and an update on our Minnesota snow cover.
After another brutally cold start Friday, temperatures are now on a warming trend that will continue into Saturday. Statewide snow is possible Monday.
Friday is starting off bitterly cold again, but strong southerly winds will bring a significant warm-up through the day.
Despite calmer weather, top 5 Red River flood still in play
The area has seen below-average precipitation in the last four weeks and the forecast is favorable for at least the next two weeks. However, it has done little to change the rankings for one of the wettest fall and winter seasons on record, National Weather Service officials said.
Incredibly cold temperatures and wind chills were recorded Thursday morning. What can you expect tonight and Friday? We have details on that, plus a mixed bag of weekend temperatures and who may see some snow.
Dangerously cold now but a warmup is on the way
Temperatures stay bitterly cold all of Thursday and through Friday morning, before a surge of warm air brings Minnesota back above average.
Wind chills of -40: Brutal cold envelops Minnesota
The entire state is seeing dangerous cold Thursday, with some morning wind chills of minus 40 or below. Some schools, like in the Anoka-Hennepin district, are closed while others, including in Minneapolis and St. Paul, remain open.