Weather and Climate News

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.
Arctic blast: 40 hours of subzero wind chills ahead
It’s a relatively brief but intense arctic outbreak across Minnesota. Temperatures have plunged behind our latest arctic front. Wind chills will be in the subzero range across most of Minnesota from Wednesday evening until noon Friday.
Forecasters have posted a blizzard warning for the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota as snow, strong winds and plunging temperatures move in.