Weather and Climate News

Minnesota is gearing up for a band of strong storms that are expected to move across the state throughout Wednesday and overnight. The National Weather Service says parts of the state are seeing flash flooding.
A potentially stormy Wednesday with more heat, humidity south
Scattered thunderstorms will move south and southeast near a slowly advancing cool front into Wednesday night. Some storms could be strong to severe with heavy rainfall. 
Heat advisory south; storms and flood risk north
A heat advisory covers much of southern Minnesota including the Twin Cities area; strongest storms favor northern and central Minnesota.
Hot and humid with more storm chances
Tuesday and Wednesday will be hot and humid across southern Minnesota. The steamy air will continue to generate storm chances through Wednesday night. 
Air quality alert lifted, but smoke may linger Monday
An air quality alert has officially been lifted, but wildfire smoke may still linger into Monday. Southerly winds are helping push much of the smoke northward, though hazy skies remain possible.
A steamy and unsettled week with several thunder chances
Monday will start comfortable but most of the week will be very warm and humid. We’ll have several chances at thunderstorms with an unsettled pattern. 
Showers and thunderstorms return to forecast; heat builds in Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms remain possible into early Monday morning and again in the afternoon, but conditions will quickly turn hot and humid as a ridge of heat builds in by Tuesday. A classic midsummer pattern takes hold, with rising dew points and heat indices climbing into the 90s—and possibly reaching the triple digits—through much of the week.