Weather and Climate News

Winter storm watch issued for much of Minnesota, including Twin Cities
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for much of Minnesota — including the Twin Cities, Duluth, St. Cloud and Rochester — from Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
Sunday and Monday highs will be a few degrees milder than our typical temps this time of year. Some of us could see a passing sprinkle this Sunday, with some accumulating snow in parts of far northern Minnesota Sunday night and Monday. Details on that, plus the latest on the Tuesday PM snow that could impact travel late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
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Sunday and Monday highs will be a bit above average, but cooler temps return on Tuesday. Travel plans late Tuesday into early Wednesday could be affected by snow in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin..
It’s great when we have at least one nice weekend day. Saturday will be the sunniest day of this weekend, and both weekend days will feature slightly milder than average temperatures. We have the latest on which areas have the best snow chances this coming Tuesday.
We’ll have some fairly nice weather Friday through much of the weekend. Parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin could get clipped by a storm system that tracks to our southeast next Tuesday. Details on that, plus a look at Thanksgiving weather.
The morning rain/snow mix in the Twin Cities is expected to move out by early afternoon. Up north, they’re shoveling and plowing out from several inches of snow. We have details the weekend forecast, plus snow chances next week.