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Rain chances increase on Friday; Coolest State Fair

Rain chances increase on Friday; Coolest State Fair

The start of our Minnesota State Fair is here! If you like cool weather, you’ll like the next several days, with highs mostly in the 70s at the Fair. It’s been cooler than this at State Fair time. According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office : The coolest Minnesota State Fair was during the six-day run…
by Ron Trenda

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Harvey poses potentially epic flood threat

Harvey poses potentially epic flood threat

Many forecast models suggest a potential flood disaster.
by Paul Huttner

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Minnesota’s September preview, tropical trouble brewing in Gulf?

Minnesota’s September preview, tropical trouble brewing in Gulf?

This is how Minnesota’s weather should be. In mid-September. A cool refreshing Canadian air mass blows into Minnesota today on fresh northwest breezes. If you like the windows open and good sleeping weather this is your week. Northwest flow We call it northwest flow. This weather pattern favors dry northwest breezes. Dew points in the…
by Paul Huttner

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Eclipse watchers dodge clouds and showers

Eclipse watchers dodge clouds and showers

Mix of clouds and a few sunny breaks across the Upper Midwest.
by Paul Huttner

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Update on shower and thunder chances; solar eclipse weather

Update on shower and thunder chances; solar eclipse weather

A cool front will move slowly through Minnesota Sunday afternoon and evening, then it’s expected to stall out near the Iowa border Sunday night. Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are possible over central and southern Minnesota Sunday afternoon, Sunday evening and Sunday night. In the Twin Cities metro area, scattered showers and an isolated…
by Ron Trenda

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A very nice Saturday; rain chance for some on Sunday

A very nice Saturday; rain chance for some on Sunday

Some of us saw dense fog early Saturday morning. Here’s a look at the fog that remained at mid-morning Saturday, via the new GOES-16 weather satellite: Great morning shot of river valley fog from GOES-16. Look at that detail! pic.twitter.com/OZUIWakN9N — NWS La Crosse (@NWSLaCrosse) August 19, 2017 You can see the fog in the…
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