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Weather and Climate News

Unsettled weather through July 4; cooler, less humid this weekend

Unsettled weather through July 4; cooler, less humid this weekend

The best chance of showers and thunderstorms on the Fourth of July is expected to be in the morning, with lower shower/thunderstorm chances in the afternoon and evening.
by Ron Trenda

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Wet soil, wind are damaging trees in southern Minnesota

Wet soil, wind are damaging trees in southern Minnesota

Tree removal companies in southern Minnesota are hustling to keep up with a high volume of work after storms tore through the region.
by Catharine Richert

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Shower/t-storm chances on the Fourth, but dry this weekend

Shower/t-storm chances on the Fourth, but dry this weekend

The official rain total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 2.02 inches on Monday.  Add the .08 that fell before 3 a.m. on Tuesday and the July tally already stands at 2.10 inches.  That’s more than half our average Twin Cities rainfall total of 4.04 inches for the entire month of July! It was great…
by Ron Trenda

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Drying out Tuesday; daytime storms on July 4

Drying out Tuesday; daytime storms on July 4

Stronger dynamics are likely to trigger numerous atmospheric fireworks around the state on Thursday for the Fourth of July.
by Bill Endersen

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Freak summer hail storm blankets Mexico's Guadalajara

Freak summer hail storm blankets Mexico's Guadalajara

"Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists," said Enrique Alfaro Ramirez, the governor of Jalisco state. The Mexican army is helping to dig out the city.
by Joe Neel and Merrit Kennedy

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Strong thunderstorms for southern Minn. into Monday night

Strong thunderstorms for southern Minn. into Monday night

The thunderstorms in southern Minnesota are training and tracking over soggy ground due to recent heavy rain. Some locations could pick up 2 to 4 inches of rain.
by Bill Endersen

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Soggy early Monday; stormy later in the day

Soggy early Monday; stormy later in the day

A stormy Sunday has been followed by a very rainy Sunday night into Monday morning for much of central and southern Minnesota. Many areas likely picked up 1 to 3 inches or more of rain and are still getting rained on as I type. Heavy rain in the Morton area of Redwood County caused a…
by Bill Endersen

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Widespread rain early Monday

Widespread rain early Monday

Rain will likely taper off toward midday, but thunderstorms are likely to bubble during the afternoon and evening mainly in southern Minnesota. Some storms later on Monday might become severe.
by Bill Endersen

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Showers and storms at times this week; Friday high of 114.6 degrees was new French record

Showers and storms at times this week; Friday high of 114.6 degrees was new French record

We’re in a weather pattern that won’t allow us to forecast a single rain-free day this week. We will have off and on showers and thunderstorms this week in much of central and southern Minnesota, parts of northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We had two rounds of thunderstorms in the Twin Cities on Sunday, which…
by Ron Trenda

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