Weather and Climate News

Summer returns; 5th wettest year so far
August opens with summery heat and humidity. Rain will be scarce.
August is beginning with some very typical summery weather. Temperatures and dew points will be a bit higher than the past few days.
July going out in style; warmer and more humid to begin August
July will end with a very pleasant Wednesday. August will take off with slightly warmer temperatures and more humidity. Look for occasional scattered thunderstorms later in the week.
Twin Cities NWS office finds damage from a sixth tornado.
Damage patterns indicate a relatively rare “satellite” tornado formed and revolved around the bigger Silver Lake tornado.
Sunday tornadoes; blissful forecast ahead
A cooler and drier air mass blows south from Canada the next few days. Dew points fall into the comfy 50s by late Monday. Highs return to the 80s later this week.
There were several confirmed tornado touchdowns in Minnesota late Sunday afternoon. Here are the details.