Weather and Climate News

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.
Less than 5 inches needed in 2019 for the wettest calendar year on record in Twin Cities.
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.
Drizzle and maybe thunderstorms Sunday night; sultry Monday central and south
A gray Sunday with rain and drizzle will remain cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms overnight. Monday will bring rain and storms to northern Minnesota while central and southern sections steep in hot, very humid air. Strong or severe storms are possible by late afternoon or evening as a cold front barges in.
Early-season snowstorm wallops northern Rocky Mountains
Parts of the northern Rocky Mountains looked more like mid-winter rather than early fall on Sunday as a snowstorm dumped record amounts of wind-driven snow that caused hazardous travel conditions and scattered power outages.