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Weather and Climate News

Cold sunshine today; snow for parts of Minnesota this weekend

Cold sunshine today; snow for parts of Minnesota this weekend

Thursday’s snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 5.9 inches, which brings our official February total to 10.4 inches: The “R” after the 5.9 inch entry means that a new Twin Cities snowfall record was set for February 7. Disregard the snow depth, that measurement was taken early Thursday morning. MSP airport tallied more…
by Ron Trenda

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Brace for the cold, enjoy the sunshine

Brace for the cold, enjoy the sunshine

It’ll be a bright Friday, but temps will be running about 25 degrees below average. There will be enough wind to generate wind chills in the -25 to -35 range in the Twin Cities metro area and much of eastern Minnesota, where the wind chill advisory continues until  noon: A wind chill warning for even…
by Ron Trenda

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Beat the cold at its own game: Build a snow fort

Beat the cold at its own game: Build a snow fort

It's prime snow fort building time in most places across Minnesota. Here are a few different proven approaches.
by Matt Mikus

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Wind and snow slow commutes; colder Thursday night, Friday

Wind and snow slow commutes; colder Thursday night, Friday

Plan on a slow afternoon-evening commute. Whiteout conditions are expected in portions of western and south-central Minnesota Thursday into this evening.
by Ron Trenda

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Snow and blowing snow slow down our commutes

Snow and blowing snow slow down our commutes

Snow will be with us most of Thursday, tapering off in the evening. Blowing snow will reduce visibility. Here’s a summary: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow pattern Thursday into the evening: Projected snow amounts are highest to the east: The Twin Cities metro area is…
by Ron Trenda

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What keeps Mora's famed ski race running? It's the farmers

What keeps Mora's famed ski race running? It's the farmers

Despite a trend of warmer winters and inconsistent snowfall, one of the country's oldest cross-country ski races will go on in Mora, Minn., thanks to a bunch of volunteers dubbed the "snow farmers."
by Dan Kraker

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Wave No. 2: Snow returns by evening

Wave No. 2: Snow returns by evening

Snow will fall for the better part of 24 hours in many areas. That should easily produce 4 to 8 inches across most of Minnesota by late Thursday. Some ice may mix in at times.
by Paul Huttner

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