Weather and Climate News

Some flakes as winds pick up this afternoon; cold sunshine tomorrow
What a comeback! Two weeks ago our season snowfall total was running about eighteen inches below normal at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. After setting a record for the snowiest first twelve days of Feb. in the Twin Cities, we’re now 2.3 inches above normal for this point in the snow season: By the way, it…
Cold front Thursday; hints of a thaw late next week?
Meteorologists call it warm advection. Milder air blows in horizontally from Iowa overnight. Temperatures will actually rise into the 20s overnight instead of falling off as usual. The milder air rides in ahead of an Arctic front sailing south across Minnesota Thursday. The front hits the Twin Cities around midday. Gusty northwest winds and colder temperatures follow. A…
Snow brings loads of work for clearing crews
For Minnesota's public works departments and private snow removal companies, this winter's record-breaking precipitation has meant brisk business, long hours and trying to figure out what to do with those piles of snow.
Schools closed, roads a mess as another round of snow blankets Minnesota
Just accept that you'll be late to work again if you decide to head in. This storm is expected to dump 2 to 5 inches of snow in the Twin Cities, while southeastern Minnesota could get between 6 and 10 inches.
Are there eco-friendly alternatives to road salt?
The chloride in road salt corrodes vehicles and bridges and can be harmful to pets -- and it has an outsize impact on water quality in the rivers, lakes and streams that capture its runoff. So now, public works agencies and homeowners alike are on the lookout for safer alternatives. A single answer has proven elusive.