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Weather and Climate News

Cooling trend; Sunday snowstorm potential in Iowa and southeast Wisconsin

Cooling trend; Sunday snowstorm potential in Iowa and southeast Wisconsin

Our Friday afternoon high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 46 degrees. That was 9 degrees warmer than our average Nov. 23 high temp in the Twin Cities metro area and it was our “warmest” metro area high temp since Nov. 3. It was breezy, so it probably felt a bit cooler than 46 degrees.…
by Ron Trenda

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Rain chances increase this afternoon; cooler temps return this weekend

Rain chances increase this afternoon; cooler temps return this weekend

Our Friday afternoon high temperatures will be the warmest highs that we see over the next five days. I imagine that a few folks will rake their leaves today, during this temporary thaw. Temperature trends Highs will be in the 40s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin this Friday afternoon. Parts of far northern…
by Ron Trenda

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Friday morning weather briefing

Friday morning weather briefing

Here’s a quick look at your Friday forecast. High temps will be in the 40s across most of Minnesota this Friday, with some 30s in the far north: It’ll be breezy, so it will feel a bit cooler than the air temp. Rain chances  Rain is expected to spread into far southern Minnesota this morning…
by Ron Trenda

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Milder Thanksgiving temps, but breezy; drizzle and rain on Friday

Milder Thanksgiving temps, but breezy; drizzle and rain on Friday

Happy Thanksgiving! The weather will cooperate with travelers across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin this Thanksgiving Day. There could be some patchy freezing drizzle along and near the North Shore and South Shore of Lake Superior. Continue on for details about Friday precipitation. Temperature trends Our Thanksgiving Day highs are expected to range from…
by Ron Trenda

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A bit milder for Thanksgiving; 40s Friday, with rain at times

A bit milder for Thanksgiving; 40s Friday, with rain at times

Many Minnesotans will be on the road at some point between Thanksgiving and Sunday evening. The weather looks pretty good in most areas, assuming that the Sunday snow stays to the south. More on that shortly. Temperature trends Our Thanksgiving Day highs should be mainly in the 30s across Minnesota, with some lower 40s southwest…
by Ron Trenda

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Chilly Wednesday, then milder on Thanksgiving; Friday rain

Chilly Wednesday, then milder on Thanksgiving; Friday rain

November is the cloudiest month of the year in the Twin Cities, and this month is sure behaving as expected. We expect to see a cloud/sun mix at times on Wednesday, but a completely sunny day isn’t in the five-day forecast. In case you’re wondering, our sunniest month is July. I wonder if anyone has…
by Ron Trenda

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Chilly temps continue through Wednesday; milder for Thanksgiving

Chilly temps continue through Wednesday; milder for Thanksgiving

Persistent clouds blanketed the Twin Cites and southeastern Minnesota Monday night and prevented temperatures from plummeting as frigid Canadian air sat on our state. Meanwhile, areas where skies cleared really chilled with low temperatures near zero. As of 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Eden Prairie reported 8 degrees, Hutchinson was 1 above and New Ulm was…
by Bill Endersen

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Cold Monday night; warming for Thanksgiving

Cold Monday night; warming for Thanksgiving

Drab gray clouds with scattered flurries hung around much of central and southern Minnesota on Monday. Meanwhile, slow clearing from the northwest did not allow temperatures to warm above the single digits in much of northern Minnesota. As of 5 p.m. International Falls is sitting at 4 degrees while Fosston in the northwest is down…
by Bill Endersen

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Chilly weather continues, but no major storms this week

Chilly weather continues, but no major storms this week

A rather weak disturbance will kick off some light snow on Tuesday mainly north of I-94 and might become mixed with a little freezing drizzle in the afternoon. High temperatures are forecast to be just from the upper teens in the northeast to the 30s from the Twin Cities to the southwest corner.
by Bill Endersen

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