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Weather and Climate News

A nice Sunday in most areas; Canadian wildfire smoke lingers in far northern Minn.

A nice Sunday in most areas; Canadian wildfire smoke lingers in far northern Minn.

It was an enjoyable Saturday across most of Minnesota, but parts of far northern Minnesota had reduced air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Sunday may be a replay of Saturday’s conditions, with some additional spots in northern Minnesota seeing some smoke during the morning hours. Air quality alert for the north The Minnesota…
by Ron Trenda

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A quiet weekend; Canadian wildfire smoke lowers Ely air quality

A quiet weekend; Canadian wildfire smoke lowers Ely air quality

It’ll be nice to go through this Saturday afternoon without any severe weather warnings.  And it’ll be a comfy Saturday, with lowered dew points and near-normal highs. Temperature trends Saturday afternoon highs will be mainly in the upper 70s to the lower 80s across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, but it’ll be cooler near Lake Superior. …
by Ron Trenda

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A quiet Saturday and Sunday; Friday tornado video from Sibley county

Some of the thunderstorms that moved through southern Minnesota late Friday afternoon and early Friday evening were severe. This tornado touchdown occurred Friday near Henderson, in Sibley county: Matt Waldron sent this video to the @KARE11 Facebook page of a brief tornado touchdown earlier near Henderson #MNwx @NWSTwinCities We’d love to see your weather pics…
by Ron Trenda

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Friday evening showers and thunderstorms; a quiet weekend

Friday evening showers and thunderstorms; a quiet weekend

Areas of rain with embedded thunderstorms will move across central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through Friday evening. A severe thunderstorm will be possible, and some areas could see heavy rain. _________________________________________________________________________ Evening update There were reports of tornado touchdowns near Arlington and Henderson in Sibley county between 5:25 and 5:45…
by Ron Trenda

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Another wet week in Minnesota

Another wet week in Minnesota

Retired University of Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley discusses the wet weather trends with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer

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