Weather and Climate News

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer ran down the week in weather with retired University of Minnesota meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley.
Steamy weekend; heat safety tips
Rochester, Minn., saw more than a month’s worth of rain overnight Thursday night into early Friday. Their total of almost 5 inches set a new daily rainfall record for June: Since 1 AM this morning, Rochester International Airport has received 4.90" of rain. This makes today the wettest June day and 6th wettest day. This…
Flooding in parts of SE Minnesota; steamy forecast
Portions of southeastern Minnesota saw 4 to 7 inches of rain overnight, which has caused flooding: Very heavy rainfall of 4 to 7 inches has fallen across portions of Dodge, Olmsted, and Fillmore Counties, resulting in flash flooding. If flooding is observed, be prepared to seek higher ground, and remember to NEVER drive through flood…
Shelf cloud pics; steamy weekend ahead
Portions of central and southern Wisconsin have a slight risk or an enhanced risk of severe weather Thursday evening and overnight. Temperatures and dew points ramp up Friday afternoon and it'll be steamy this weekend.
Highest severe weather chances shift east, SE; steamy weekend ahead
The Twin Cities metro area is in a marginal risk of severe weather Thursday afternoon/evening, meaning that an isolated severe thunderstorm will be possible.
Thursday thunderstorm chances; steamy Friday through Sunday
Twin Cities metro area temperatures reached the mid-80s late Wednesday afternoon, but dew point temperatures were in the comfortable 50s.  We have some warmer temps and much stickier dew points in the forecast over the next few days. Temperature trends Most of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin will see highs in the 80s Thursday afternoon, with…
Wednesday night, Thursday thunder chances; temps, humidity ramp up
Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Wednesday afternoon highs in the 80s, with a few upper 70s in northeastern Minnesota. Some spots in the Twin Cities metro area could reach the mid 80s.
A summery Wednesday; steamy weather Friday and this weekend
If you care about “good sleeping weather” you’ll want to get all the sleep that you can the next couple of nights. Anyone without air-conditioning will be dealing with steamy air later this week and this weekend. Dew points creep up a bit on Wednesday, then they’ll be in the sticky 60s across much of…
Warming to a weekend heat wave
The warmup will begin Tuesday with just a gentle nudge on the thermometer up to seasonable temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures should range from the low and mid-70s across northern Minnesota to the low 80s in the south.