Weather and Climate News

NOAA: July hottest month ever recorded globally; overnight thunder
Latest numbers from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show hottest month on record — 415th consecutive warmer-than-average month globally.
Pleasant Thursday before storms later; muggier days coming
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will build eastward across northern Minnesota on Thursday. Other storms will grow into western Minnesota during the afternoon and track toward the Twin Cities by evening. Hotter, much muggier weather will arrive by Monday.
Summer 2019: Warm, but not hot
Weather records show interesting trends this summer.
Strong storms hit parts of Minnesota Tuesday afternoon. Quieter weather pattern ahead Wednesday and Thursday.
Late summer hot front ahead for Minnesota State Fair?
Warm, dry bias for Minnesota State Fair run? Forecast models suggest near 90 degrees during the State Fair.
Best weather of the year still ahead?
Late August and September can bring great weather.
The best chance of occasional showers and thunderstorms on Monday is expected to be in western and far southern Minnesota. There will be an isolated shower and thunderstorm chance elsewhere in Minnesota plus western Wisconsin.
Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have a dry Sunday, but parts of northern Minnesota will have a chance of scattered showers.