Weather and Climate News

We don’t need any rain right now, but rain is in the forecast for late Friday night and Saturday. The rain could begin in parts of southwestern Minnesota as early as Friday evening, Sunday looks like the best day of the weekend. Good baseball weather is on tap for the Twins playoff game on Monday.
Yes, snowflakes fell in parts of far northern Minnesota early Thursday morning. The flakes will melt quickly, but temperatures will be colder than normal until this weekend. Some areas could see frost early Friday.
Rain everywhere, but especially in southern Minnesota
Rochester is Minnesota's epicenter when it comes to wet weather this year. Earlier this month, the city blew past its previous yearly precipitation record — and it's rained more since then and is expected to rain even more this week.