A Freeze Watch has been issued for large portions of Minnesota and western Wisconsin from late Friday night, October 16, through Saturday morning, October 17, as temperatures could drop below freezing.

A Heat Advisory is in effect Friday afternoon across much of the Twin Cities metro, with heat index values expected to climb as high as 97 degrees.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an Air Quality Alert for much of Minnesota as thick wildfire smoke from Canada is expected to impact air quality through 11 a.m. Friday, July 17.

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for the Twin Cities metropolitan area, warning that dangerous heat will persist through Tuesday evening as heat index values climb above 100 degrees.

Residents across the Twin Cities metro and much of Minnesota should prepare for dangerous heat over the next few days, with the National Weather Service issuing a Heat Advisory for the metro beginning Sunday morning as a prolonged stretch of hot weather settles into the region.

Heavy rain and strong thunderstorms brought up to several inches of rain across the Twin Cities on July 3-4, triggering flash flood warnings and forcing fireworks cancellations and delays in Eagan, Lakeville, Prior Lake, Apple Valley, and Hastings.

Multiple rounds of rain and thunderstorms dropped 1 to 2 inches of rain across much of the Twin Cities metro on June 23, with isolated totals nearing 2 inches. Lightning strikes, downed tree limbs, and power line incidents were reported.

Severe thunderstorms swept across the Twin Cities metro on June 19, 2026, producing hail up to 2.25 inches, wind gusts nearing 60 mph, downed power lines, and more than 20,000 Xcel Energy customers without power. MnDOT cameras captured drivers stopping beneath highway overpasses as the storms moved through Minneapolis, St. Paul, and surrounding communities.

A large oak tree crashed through the roof of an Apple Valley home during severe overnight storms on June 10, 2026. Fire crews responded to the scene on Glenhaven Avenue after powerful winds moved through Dakota County.

Nine years ago today, unusual and out-of-season weather grabbed headlines across Minnesota when not one, not two, but three tornadoes touched down on March 6, 2017 — setting a new record for the earliest tornadoes ever recorded in the state.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), in coordination with the National Weather Service Twin Cities, has issued a statewide Air Quality Alert through 6 p.m. Monday, June 2, due to an influx of wildfire smoke from Canada.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for much of western and central Minnesota for Monday, May 12, due to expected elevated levels of ground-level ozone.

A light snowfall on Wednesday caused slippery road conditions across Minnesota, leading to over 577 crashes statewide.

The burn bans that were once in place across the Twin Cities Metro have since been lifted, thanks to some much-needed rain!

The City of Burnsville issues Open Burning Ban amid very high to extreme fire danger across Twin Cities Metro.

The importance of replacing smoke and CO2 detectors and their batteries, also why you should own a Weather Radio!

Severe storms swept through the Twin Cities this morning, leaving thousands without power.

Possible lightning strike sparks fire in Eagan, Minnesota home Saturday evening.

Lightning strike sparks fire in Cottage Grove, Minnesota home Wednesday evening.

Strong wind gusts earlier this afternoon caused a large tree to fall on an apartment building in Burnsville, Minnesota, and strong to severe storms worked into the Twin Cities this evening.