Weather and Climate News

We have your quick weather briefing for Wednesday, and some Tuesday evening snow amounts.
UN: Last year was second-warmest and decade was hottest ever
The U.N. weather agency says last year was the second warmest on record and the past decade was the hottest in human history. And it says January was the warmest January since 1850.
Meet the spider, Fargo’s flood-fighting, sandbag-filling monster
As floods have increased in frequency and severity over the past few decades, the garbage and recycling trucks that are usually housed in Fargo’s city garage are replaced by a highly organized sandbag-filling factory for a few days nearly every March.
A weak weather disturbance is rolling through Minnesota today with light rain and snow showers.
Drama-free weather this week; shovelable snow next week?
Split flow means storm tracks passing to our south and north this week. That means no major storms or Arctic outbreaks for at least the next several days. The split is likely to break down and might bring shovelable snow to parts of our area next week.
Rapid snowmelt triggers some flooding
Very warm temperatures over the weekend triggered rapid snowmelt across Minnesota. Flood forecasters will recalibrate this week and issue new flood outlooks Thursday.
March started unseasonably mild. Colder temperatures are returning to the weather maps.
Much cooler Monday; warming midweek
After a balmy weekend, much cooler weather has arrived for Monday. Then look for warming again midweek. Some rain and a little wet snow is likely from Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday night.
After some April-like weather on Sunday, typical March weather is on the way for Monday. Parts of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will also see some rain showers or drizzle. We take a look at the week ahead.