Weather and Climate News

Our timing worked out this weekend, with mild temperatures and ample sunshine both days. Monday will be rainy at times, and it’ll be cooler. Even cooler air will arrive on Tuesday and linger into Friday. Our temps recover a bit by next weekend.
It’s very nice to see mild temperatures on a Sunday in October! Leaf-peepers will be happy to know that it’ll be dry across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday afternoon. Monday looks wet, and cooler air returns this week.
After a delightful Saturday afternoon, many of us are hoping for another afternoon of mild temps on Sunday. We have details on our temperature trends and a late-Sunday shower chance.
Nice Saturday afternoon; most of Sunday looks dry
Skies will brighten this afternoon, and high temps will be a bit above normal. Mild temps are also expected on Sunday, but some areas could see some rain late in the day. We have an update on flooding along the Red River plus the fall color report.
Delightful weekend until late on Sunday; wet and much cooler next week
Saturday will bring clearing skies, mild temperatures and much lighter breezes. An intensifying storm system will track large areas of rain into Minnesota from late on Sunday through Monday and into Tuesday. A much cooler week will begin on Monday.
Pleasant weather well into weekend; then turning rainy and much cooler
Friday will be a rather warm but windy day. Saturday looks pleasant with light winds. Sunday will eventually give way to rain from the west by later in the day or Sunday night. Next week looks much cooler again. And the new winter precipitation outlook indicates that we might have a rather snowy December through February.
Duluth radar picks up enormous flock of ducks over Aitkin County
When a mysterious pattern appeared on their radar screens Wednesday morning, hovering over Aitkin County, the staff at the National Weather Service in Duluth puzzled over what it might be.
It’s snow joke: Feds see another snowier-than-normal winter on the way
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s newly released winter outlook indicates the heavy precipitation Minnesota’s seen this year will continue as the weather chills, making for a relatively heavy snow season.