Weather and Climate News

Rochester firefighters rescue man caught in flood waters
The rescue came after a night of flash flooding across parts of southern Minnesota — the latest in repeated rounds of heavy rain in that part of the state.
A quiet weekend; Canadian wildfire smoke lowers Ely air quality
It’ll be nice to go through this Saturday afternoon without any severe weather warnings.  And it’ll be a comfy Saturday, with lowered dew points and near-normal highs. Temperature trends Saturday afternoon highs will be mainly in the upper 70s to the lower 80s across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, but it’ll be cooler near Lake Superior. …
Some of the thunderstorms that moved through southern Minnesota late Friday afternoon and early Friday evening were severe. This tornado touchdown occurred Friday near Henderson, in Sibley county: Matt Waldron sent this video to the @KARE11 Facebook page of a brief tornado touchdown earlier near Henderson #MNwx @NWSTwinCities We’d love to see your weather pics…
Friday evening showers and thunderstorms; a quiet weekend
Areas of rain with embedded thunderstorms will move across central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through Friday evening. A severe thunderstorm will be possible, and some areas could see heavy rain. _________________________________________________________________________ Evening update There were reports of tornado touchdowns near Arlington and Henderson in Sibley county between 5:25 and 5:45…
Another wet week in Minnesota
Retired University of Minnesota meteorologist Mark Seeley discusses the wet weather trends with Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer.
Friday shower/t-storm chance; less humid this weekend
Many of us had just a few minutes of rain on the Fourth of July, and some people saw no rain at all.  Several locations in Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin had more persistent rains, and some spots had flooding. This was the scene in Sartell, Minn., near St. Cloud, after they received several inches of…
Fourth of July warmth and thunder chances; 20th anniversary of BWCA blowdown
Happy Fourth of July! It’ll feel very summery today across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with areas of showers and thunderstorms at times. Temperature trends Our Thursday high temps will reach the 80s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with some 70s in parts of north-central and northeastern Minnesota. Metro area highs are…