Weather and Climate News

Snowstorm batters parts of Midwest, 100s of flights canceled
A wintry storm is battering much of the Midwest early Monday, bringing blizzard-like conditions that have grounded hundreds of flights and closed major highways at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend.
Quiet Monday in Minnesota; Chicago is included in blizzard warning Sunday night/early Monday
Heavy snow fell on Sunday in parts of Nebraska, Kansas, northwestern Missouri and southern Iowa. Strong winds led to blizzard conditions in many areas. Here’s a Sunday afternoon look at the snow in Ottumwa, Iowa; Heavy snow/blizzard conditions have arrived in Ottumwa. Thank you for the update, Tyler. Stay safe out there, everyone! https://t.co/7zhFU6NZFr —…
Winter storm walloping parts of Midwest on major travel day
A winter storm blanketed much of the central U.S. with snow on Sunday at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend, bringing blizzard-like conditions that grounded hundreds of flights and forced the closure of major highways on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
A quiet Sunday in Minnesota; blizzard warnings in southern Iowa, winter storm will clip SE Wisconsin
It’ll be a chilly Sunday across Minnesota, but we won’t be doing any shoveling. The heavy snow will fall well to our south today. On to the details. Storm track and warnings As we wind up this holiday weekend, a winter storm will affect some travelers to our south and southeast. The National Oceanic and…
Rain helps contain California wildfire but slows searchers
A deadly wildfire is nearly contained after several days of rain in Northern California, but searchers are still completing the meticulous task of combing through now-muddy ash and debris for signs of human remains.
Turning chillier on Sunday as a potent winter storm impedes travel well to our south
Saturday has been a rather bleak day across Minnesota with widespread low clouds, some fog, and a bit of mixed precipitation in the northeast. Chillier for Sunday Meteorologists call it “cold advection” when colder air is moving into an area. That is what is coming our way for Sunday. Expect afternoon high temmperatures from the…
Cooling trend; Sunday winter storm for southern Iowa and parts of Illinois and SE Wisconsin
On average, November is our cloudiest month of the year in the Twin Cities metro area. A quick check of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport stats for Nov. 2018 shows that we’ve only seen three days with mostly sunny skies. Our Saturday will be another mostly cloudy day. Temperature trends Our Saturday highs happened around midnight,…