Weather and Climate News

Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier
With poetry, moments of silence and political speeches about the urgent need to fight climate change, Icelandic officials, activists and others bade farewell to what once was a glacier.
Sunday will be cooler than Saturday, but temps rebound a bit on Monday. We also have a recap of the Saturday night wind and rain.
Overnight storms cause damage in southern Minnesota
Strong thunderstorms brought damaging winds, hail and torrential rain to a wide swath of southern Minnesota from late Saturday into early Sunday.
The rain and gusty winds of Saturday night are moving away, and our Sunday will be a few degrees cooler than Saturday,
Portions of southern Minnesota and the southwestern part of the Twin Cities metro area are in a severe thunderstorm watch until 5 a.m. Sunday. Southwestern Minnesota remains in a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m. Sunday.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to spread across much of Minnesota and parts of Wisconsin as we go through Saturday evening and the overnight hours of Saturday night. A few severe thunderstorms will be possible.
Alaska records its warmest month ever; future records likely
Alaska has been America's canary in the coal mine for climate warming, and the yellow bird is swooning. July was Alaska's warmest month ever, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Most of Minnesota will enjoy beautiful summer weather this Saturday, with some thunderstorms possible in the northwest Saturday afternoon. Thunderstorms spread across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through the evening and overnight hours, with some severe thunderstorms possible.