Weather and Climate News

The report states Minnesota's soybean harvest is nine days behind the average pace over the last five years. Just over a third of the crop has been gathered, about 70 percent is normal for this time of year.
Four days after hurricane, large swath of Florida Panhandle suffering
Crews with backhoes and other heavy equipment scooped up splintered boards, broken glass, chunks of asphalt and other debris in hurricane-flattened Mexico Beach on Sunday as the mayor held out hope for the 250 or so residents who may have tried to ride out the storm.
Snowy Sunday in southern Minnesota; abundant sunshine for the coming week
Clouds are still hanging around this Sunday morning. Snow has been falling from those clouds across southern Minnesota with a bit of rain and mixed precipitation reported mainly along the warmer southern edge. The snow band has been building slowly northward toward and began triggering snowfall across parts of the Twin Cities area shortly before…
Searches intensify after body is found in Hurricane Michael's wake
Rescuers intensified efforts Saturday to find survivors who might be trapped amid the ruins of a small Florida Panhandle community nearly obliterated by Hurricane Michael, where one body has already been recovered, tempers are flaring, and power could be out for weeks.
'It was life or death': Face-to-face with Michael's fury
While most residents fled ahead of the storm's arrival, others stayed to face the hurricane. Some barely escaped as homes were smashed from their foundations, neighborhoods were submerged, and broken boards, sheet metal and other debris flew through the air.
Cooler on Sunday, with a flake chance; shooting for 60 on Thursday
The Saturday afternoon high temp was 54 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. That was 6 degrees shy of our average Twin Cities high temp for October 13th, but it felt better our 46 degree high temp on Friday and the 39 degree high temp that we saw on Thursday. Temperature trends Sundays highs will be…