Paul Huttner

1 day ago | mprnews.org | Paul Huttner

Here comes that rainy day again. A weather system pushes into Minnesota Thursday with widespread rain showers favoring southern Minnesota once again. The NWS digital blend of models is at the top of this post suggests .50” to 1” of fresh rain around most of the Twin Cities. 1 to 2 inches of rain looks common across southern Minnesota. If this were snow we’d be forecasting 5-10 inches in the Twin Cities with more than a foot in southern Minnesota! Thankfully it’s warm enough for a cool rain.

1 day ago | mprnews.org | Paul Huttner

It’s a beautiful Wednesday afternoon across much of central and southern Minnesota. But our recently wet weather pattern is about to drop more rainfall in the south Thursday. NOAA’s HRRR shows the system pushing waves of rain across Minnesota between 7 a.m. Thursday and 1 a.m. Friday. The heaviest rainfall zone will favor southeast Minnesota once again. More than an inch of rain is likely from around the Twin Cities through southern Minnesota.

2 days ago | mprnews.org | Paul Huttner

It’s beginning to look a lot like May. May 1 is just 9 days away now next Thursday. Highs in the 70s are popping up more frequently now. We managed to tickle the 70-degree mark across much of central and southern Minnesota Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday brings another sunny day near 70 degrees to southern Minnesota. Next rain ThursdayMPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all.

2 days ago | mprnews.org | Paul Huttner

It’s a springy week around Minnesota. Tuesday afternoon has graced us with a beautiful spring blue sky in southern Minnesota. Scattered rain and cooler temperatures persist in the north. Wednesday looks to have that magic and recently rare combinations of warmer April sun, light winds, and temperatures close to 70 degrees in the south. Next rain Thursday Our next in a series of spring rain systems arrives Thursday.

2 days ago | mprnews.org | Paul Huttner

I still remember the first Earth Day in 1970. It was big news across America. I was a third grader at Deephaven Elementary School in the western Twin Cities. Our teachers explained the concept of the first Earth Day. We had events around and on that date, Wednesday, April 22,1970. One of many events that spawned the creation of Earth Day was when the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire in 1969. It was so polluted it caught fire several times since the 1950s.