Weather and Climate News

Record-setting rain and snow this week
Many places around the state recorded record amounts of rain or snow for Wednesday, May 8. Retired University Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley talks about the week in weather with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
Impressive rain and snow totals; temps rebound this weekend
Is the calendar broken? It was still snowing Thursday morning in Duluth, and their snow total from Wednesday p.m. into Thursday a.m. had reached 10.6 inches.  The 8.3 inches that they tallied on Wednesday was a new May 8 snowfall record in Duluth, beating the old record of 5 inches: Other snow totals in northeastern…
May snow tapers up north; milder weekend temps
The Twin Cities metro area will see some light rain showers, possibly mixed with a few flakes, Thursday morning, followed by dry weather most of the afternoon. An isolated sprinkle could develop late in the afternoon. It'll be a breezy day.