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Weather and Climate News

Temperatures rebound the next few days; near normal by the weekend

Temperatures rebound the next few days; near normal by the weekend

If our recent weather has been too chilly for your tastes, hang in there. Temperatures will moderate over the next few days. And there aren’t any big snowstorms in sight. We have details on all that, plus the latest Minnesota crop report.
by Ron Trenda

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Cold has bottomed out; light snow, moderating temperatures on their way

Cold has bottomed out; light snow, moderating temperatures on their way

Siberian air really chilled us on Tuesday. But moderating temperatures will begin on Wednesday and continue to warm through the weekend and into next week. An Alberta clipper will bring a light layer of snow beginning in the northwest Tuesday night, then sliding southeast and ending on Wednesday.
by Bill Endersen

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Heating assistance program for low-income Minnesotans gets $105 million in federal funds

Heating assistance program for low-income Minnesotans gets $105 million in federal funds

Minnesota’s Energy Assistance Program is receiving more than $105 million in federal funding to help low-income residents in the state pay their heating bills this winter. Homeowners and renters who earn less than half of the state’s median income are eligible.
by MPR News Staff

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Frigid Tuesday; light snow for Wednesday as temperatures begin to moderate

Frigid Tuesday; light snow for Wednesday as temperatures begin to moderate

Temperatures bottomed out Tuesday morning with frigid January-like readings. The good news is that temperatures will begin to moderate on Wednesday and get close to normal by the weekend. Look for light snow from the northwest Tuesday night and Wednesday, but no major storms soon.
by Bill Endersen

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Arctic chill lingers on Tuesday, then higher temps return; Wednesday snow update

Our arctic chill will linger through Tuesday, then we’ll see some gradual improvement in our temperatures later in the week. It still looks like some of us will see some snow on Wednesday.
by Ron Trenda

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Arctic cold will linger into Tuesday; Wednesday snow potential

Arctic cold will linger into Tuesday; Wednesday snow potential

Arctic cold will stay with us through Tuesday. Winds will drop wind-chill temps below zero this Monday, but winds will lighten up overnight tonight. As temperatures rebound a bit on Wednesday, some of us will see some snow.
by Ron Trenda

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Studying the ripple effects of shrinking Arctic sea ice

Studying the ripple effects of shrinking Arctic sea ice

Scientists have frozen their ship alongside an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the region is represented in climate models.
by Ravenna Koenig

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