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Weather and Climate News

The tale of St. Paul's Winter Carnival

The St. Paul Winter Carnival is the oldest winter festival in the nation. Historian Bob Olsen joined us to talk about its history and traditions.
by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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Arctic chill continues Thursday, but with lighter winds; weekend warmup!

Arctic chill continues Thursday, but with lighter winds; weekend warmup!

Our low temperature of 28 degrees below zero at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Wednesday morning was two degrees shy of tying the record low. We’ll have a good shot at the Jan. 31 Twin Cities record low of 27 below. It was very cold when the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen, Minn., performed their Wednesday…
by Ron Trenda

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Xcel: Turn down your heat

A spokesperson says extremely cold weather is causing a strain on Xcel's natural gas system. So it's asking all Minnesota customers to turn down their thermostats to 63 degrees or lower.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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'Off the chart': Deep freeze grips Minnesota; round 2 Thursday

'Off the chart': Deep freeze grips Minnesota; round 2 Thursday

Schools, businesses and governments braced for more bitter cold on Thursday as the arctic freeze that grabbed Minnesota Wednesday refused to let go.
by MPR News Staff

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Cold comfort: Subzero weather great for Minnesota's lakes

Cold comfort: Subzero weather great for Minnesota's lakes

The frigid temperatures this week are keeping Minnesotans indoors, but there's a bright spot. Experts say bitterly cold weather actually can have positive impacts on lakes from curbing the growth of harmful algae to reducing water loss.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Dangerous wind chills Wednesday; much milder weekend temps

Dangerous wind chills Wednesday; much milder weekend temps

High temperatures will be in the 20s below zero in much of west-central and northwestern Minnesota Wednesday afternoon, with teens below zero elsewhere.
by Ron Trenda

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Thousands left without electricity following Xcel outages

Crews were working late Tuesday night into the next morning to restore power after multiple outages, at least one related to the frigid temperatures.
by Cody Nelson

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U.S. Postal Service cancels delivery in Minnesota, parts of upper Midwest on Wednesday due to weather

U.S. Postal Service cancels delivery in Minnesota, parts of upper Midwest on Wednesday due to weather

The U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday that it will not deliver or pick up mail on Wednesday in Minnesota, Iowa, western Wisconsin and western Illinois because of "projected deteriorating weather conditions."
by Matt Sepic

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Arctic cold front brings dangerously low temps and wind chills

Arctic cold front brings dangerously low temps and wind chills

This is way colder than your typical cold front.  The polar vortex has shifted, sending an incredible combo of very low temps and wind chills to the Upper Midwest. A quick explanation of the polar vortex: What is the polar vortex? This graphic will explain. #INwx #indy pic.twitter.com/cPGLp6jIsY — NWS Indianapolis (@NWSIndianapolis) January 29, 2019…
by Ron Trenda

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Extremely dangerous cold and wind chill into Thursday

Extremely dangerous cold and wind chill into Thursday

Expect Twin Cities temperatures to fall to around 15 below by late afternoon. Wind chills around the state will be in the minus 30s and minus 40s all day while the northwest corner will be in the minus 50s.
by Bill Endersen

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