Weather and Climate News

Severe turbulence injured at least 28 people aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul that landed safely at New York's Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Wet snow ends early Sunday; who will win the golden shovel?
The timing was pretty good for Twin Cities residents. We had good travel conditions through most of the daylight hours. The rain didn’t mix with sleet and snow until late Saturday afternoon, then the wet snow arrived for the evening hours:   A Metro Transit Green Line light rail train makes its way through steady…
Several inches of wet snow for the metro area; highest snow totals in western Minnesota
Slightly warmer temperatures late this afternoon delayed our changeover from rain to wet snow in the Twin Cities metro area. We’ll see the wet snow this evening into the overnight hours, but snow totals will be a bit lower than earlier forecasts. I don’t think too many people will complain about shoveling a little less snow!…
Cranked-up winter storm on the move – Saturday afternoon update
The developing winter storm you have been hearing about and talking about all week has cranked up and is advancing across Minnesota. Here are some adjustments to the forecast: The storm is tracking farther to the northwest than was originally forecast, back when it was first coming ashore in California early in the week The…
Wintry mix, then heavy, wet snow; update on the timing and snow amounts
Here we go again. Western Minnesota has seen snow and a wintry mix this Saturday morning. That combo will spread into eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through the afternoon and evening hours. On to the details Big picture The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential…
Winter storm will dump heavy, wet snow on Minnesota and western Wisconsin
This is a major winter storm that’s hitting us today and tonight. It’s already bringing some snow and light freezing rain to southwestern Minnesota this morning, and that will transition to mostly all snow as it spreads north and northeastward this morning and afternoon. The snow continues overnight. Southeastern Minnesota will see rain or a…
Photos: In defiance of winter, Duluthians skate the 'People's Rink' on frozen Superior
About a quarter-mile offshore from Duluth's Leif Erikson Park, a hearty band of volunteers has carved a skating rink unlike any other on the frozen surface of Lake Superior.
Major Saturday storm on track, but less snow for Twin Cities area?
Our MPR forecast is for 4 to 8 inches in the Twin Cities, lower than weather service. Another model sees 4 to 7 inches across the Twin Cities with double-digit snowfall potential north and west.
How much snow? When will it start? What you need to know about this weekend's storm
A wide swath of Minnesota is in line for anywhere from 8 to 11 inches of heavy, wet snow. Northern Minnesota could see anywhere from just 4 inches (yes, we've reached the point where 4 inches is considered a small snowfall) to 9 inches.