Paul HuttnerThe hottest spell of 2015 continues Saturday. Our mini 2-day heat wave produced heat index values of 100 degrees at MSP Airport and several other Minnesota locations Friday afternoon. It was the hottest day of the year so far in the metro and many other Minnesota locations. Read more →
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Our well advertised blast of late summer heat has finally arrived. The thermometer hit 94 degrees at MSP Airport at 3:09 p.m. today. That’s the hottest temperature recorded so far in 2015. Read more →
Air conditioning units buzz the next few days as temps make a run at 90 in what’s likely the hottest stretch of the summer. Relief arrives next week as temperatures appear to head toward the 70s. Read more →
Temperatures and humidity are on the rise this week as southwest winds kick in at the surface behind a departing high pressure cell. Scattered thunderstorms reappear by early Thursday morning. Read more →
Minnesotans savor the depths of summer weather in late July. But our quiet little internal seasonal clock is always ticking. Vikings training camp. Back to school ads on TV. The Minnesota State Fair begins 4 weeks from Thursday? Tick. Tick. Tick. This weekend features hazy sunshine, warmth, and a slightly fresher breeze. Another hot front oozing north Monday and Read more →
That hum you hear is the chorus of air conditioning units kicking in. Heat and humidity are on the increase as an increasingly tropical air mass oozes north into Minnesota over the next 48 hours. Read more →
Our week of summer bliss continues today with cloud filtered sunshine and gradually rising humidity. Read more →
I’m watching some changes in the atmosphere that suggest we may be entering a new phase of summer across Minnesota. There are hints the heart of summer and summer’s peak heat could be ahead in the next few weeks. The maps continue to hint that a possible early August heat wave may be brewing. Read more →
Mid-July and it’s fairly hot and a little stormy. Somebody alert the media. 90 degrees high temp at MSP Airport Friday (3:48 pm) 2nd 90 degree day of 2015 Our weekend forecast starts on a hot and slightly stormy note, then transitions into what could be one of the best weekends of the summer in Read more →
You’d be forgiven if you woke up from a long nap Thursday and though it was late September. Read more →