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Weather and Climate News

Record-setting rain and snow this week

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.

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Milder temps Friday; fishing opener weather

Milder temps Friday; fishing opener weather

Minnesota and western Wisconsin could see scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm Saturday evening.Occasional scattered showers are possible on Mother's Day.
by Ron Trenda

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May snowstorm buries 117-year record, and Duluth

May snowstorm buries 117-year record, and Duluth

A strong storm left over 10 inches of snow in parts of Duluth breaking a number of records along the way.
by Derek Montgomery

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Impressive rain and snow totals; temps rebound this weekend

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…
by Ron Trenda

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May snow tapers up north; milder weekend temps

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.
by Ron Trenda

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Who ordered the slushy? Spring snowstorm may dump a foot on NE Minn.

Who ordered the slushy? Spring snowstorm may dump a foot on NE Minn.

We love spring and how everything starts to green up and ... a big wet snowstorm is about to drop on Duluth with 40 mph winds and blizzard conditions. Have a nice day.
by Dan Kraker

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