Mike Augustyniak

Minneapolis

Director of Meteorology at WCCO-TV (Minneapolis, MN)

@WCCO Dir. of Meteorology & @CBSNews meteorologist. @AMETSOC CPROF commish, CCM & CBM. I no longer monitor this account. On Insta: MikeAugustyniak 🏳️‍🌈

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4 things you might not know about severe thunderstorms in Minnesota

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Mike Augustyniak

Severe thunderstorms — they're large, powerful and if you're caught unprepared, even deadly. Here are the four things you need to know about the storms and what threats they can bring. Every severe thunderstorm has something in common: lightning. Tragically, on average in the U.S., it kills about 20 people each year and injures hundreds more. And the storm doesn't even need to be overhead. Lightning can strike up to 10 miles away from a storm. When thunder roars, go indoors.
"Blood Worm Moon" may be visible in parts of Minnesota overnight. Map shows cloud coverage.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Mackenzie Lofgren |Mike Augustyniak

Despite a forecast that includes cloudy skies in Minnesota, you still may be able to see the total lunar eclipse in the overnight hours. March's "Blood Worm Moon" is a rare phenomenon that makes the moon appear red during a total lunar eclipse. The "Blood Moon" phenomenon will start before the full moon reaches peak illumination. LOOK UP 👀 and hope 🤞to see the total Blood Worm Moon eclipse overnight tonight. Clouds are likely to block the show in...
Bitterly cold conditions to persist in the Twin Cities for next several days

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Mike Augustyniak

MINNEAPOLIS — Monday marked the seventh consecutive day of below-average weather in the Twin Cities, and the trend will continue for around 11 more days. The coldest air around the entire northern hemisphere — shown on the map in white and gray — is settling into Canada and over Greenland. The two areas of cold will be nearby or overhead through most of next week. Monday night will be one of the coldest of this stretch with temperatures between minus 10 and minus 20 degrees.
How much snow could Minneapolis and St. Paul see this weekend?

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Lisa Meadows |Mike Augustyniak |Chris Shaffer

NEXT Weather: 4 p.m. report on Feb. 4, 2025 MINNEAPOLIS — The Twin Cities could see the heaviest snow the area has had since before Christmas over the weekend. A storm bringing accumulating snow is anticipated to arrive Friday night into Saturday. As a result, the WCCO NEXT Weather Team has issued a possible NEXT Weather Alert for Saturday. Snow is likely to have at least a medium impact on the roadways in the Twin Cities metro and beyond this weekend.
Reworking Resolutions: Tips for making and keeping fitness goals in 2025

Dec 9, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Mike Augustyniak

MINNEAPOLIS — When it comes to fitness-related New Year's resolutions — breaking them is almost as much a tradition as making them. Twin Cities-area strength coach Carl Champion says about 80% of people who sign up for a new gym membership in January are gone by midyear. "Inspiration is very short lived. Motivation comes in waves. So what you really need the most is intent. You need some type of a plan," Champion said.
How long-range snowstorm forecasting is like a Plinko board

Nov 15, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Mike Augustyniak

MINNEAPOLIS — A system headed for the Twin Cities next week could bring snow, but it's a tricky forecast this far out. To give you an idea of what long-range forecasting is like, think of it like a Plinko board from the long-running CBS game show "The Price is Right." The top of the board, where you drop the puck from, represents right now. The bottom of the board marks the arrival of the storm system.
From handwritten notes to digital solutions: a journey in health IT

Nov 13, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Mike Augustyniak |Homer Moutran |Caline El-Khoury |Danielle Wilson

The journey of electronic health records (EHRs) mirrors my own professional transformation. As a practicing anesthesiologist at Moffitt Cancer Center in the early 2000s, I handwrote paper charts in an era when computers were already integral to other parts of the hospital. Relying on manual notes was frustrating and inefficient, so I jumped at the chance to help implement Moffitt’s anesthesia electronic record system.
NOAA's 2024-25 winter forecast is out. Here's what to expect in Minnesota.

Oct 17, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Mike Augustyniak |Adam Duxter

Here's Minnesota's winter outlook MINNEAPOLIS — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its winter outlook on Thursday, revealing what Minnesotans can expect weather-wise in the coming months. The forecast for this winter — the months of December, January and February — is for warm and dry weather across the southern U.S., and colder and snowier than average conditions in the north.
Minnesotans could see the northern lights this week. Here's the forecast.

Sep 10, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Aki Nace |Mike Augustyniak

How are the colors of the Northern Lights created? MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans might have a chance to see the northern lights on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. It's all thanks to the eruption of solar gases, which can trigger a geomagnetic storm. Energetic, electrically charged particles enter the earth's atmosphere, lighting up the sky with brilliant shades of green, red and blue. The light show could stretch all the way from New York to Oregon.
The northern lights are expected to light up Minnesota's sky early this week. Here's the latest forecast.

Jul 29, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Mike Augustyniak |Cole Premo

Minnesotans have a chance at seeing northern lights early this week MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans, consider this your aurora borealis alert. The northern lights are likely to light up the sky early this week, but there's still uncertainty in the forecast. A geomagnetic storm watch is in effect through Wednesday due to several coronal mass ejections, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center.