Paul Huttner
Chief Meteorologist at Minnesota Public Radio (St. Paul, MN)
Podcast Host at Climate Cast
MPR chief meteorologist Paul Huttner @paulhuttnerwx (AMS CBM #262) MPR Climate Cast host. Exploring climate science, news, and solutions. Weather is amazing.
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Paul Huttner
Welcome to the first full weekend in June Minnesota. These summer weekends are precious this far north. Many of us live in a state of partial hibernations for a few months each winter. Then it seems like a race to pack in all those great summer activities and celebrations in just a few weeks between now and September. I’d give this upcoming weekend’s weather forecast 6 or 7 Weather Lab stars depending on how much wildfire smoke filters down from Canada Sunday. The good news?
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Paul Huttner
Cue the next air quality alert for northern Minnesota. A few more wisps of Canadian wildfire smoke will drift across northern Minnesota through Friday. Our latest air quality alert covers northern Minnesota until 7 p.m. Friday. Here are the details from the MPCA. MPR 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.
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Paul Huttner
We’re breathing easter across Minnesota on this Wednesday. Our trademark Minnesota summer blue sky is back for a change. What a concept. Air quality across Minnesota is in the moderate to good range Wednesday. The forecast calls for mainly good air quality into the upcoming weekend. A couple of smoky swipes may clip parts of northern Minnesota this week. (map above)Sunday’s passing cold front could drag down more Canadian wildfire smoke into Minnesota.
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Paul Huttner
May you live in interesting times. Tuesday’s smoke front produced the highest air quality index reading for wildfire smoke on record in the state of Minnesota. I checked with meteorologists at the MPCA and they told me Tuesday that the AQI in Grand Portage at the northeast tip of Minnesota hit 800 at 2 a.m. Tuesday. That breaks the previous smoke induced AQI record of 692 in St. Cloud on July 29, 2021. Worst MN wildfire smoke air quality index today since records began in 2000.
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3 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Paul Huttner
Our latest Canadian wildfire front produced choking smoke levels across much of Minnesota Tuesday morning. Air quality readings for fine particulate matter from smoke (PM 2.5) in the Twin Cities peaked around 272 micrograms per cubic meter of air Tuesday morning. Here’s the data for the east Phillips area Tuesday. Tuesday's Air Quality Index was comparable to the record set in July 2021. We’ll have to see where we land pending final data from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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White Christmas still a distinct possibility. ❄️❄️ Multiple models suggest a Clipper Thursday that could drop accumulating snow. Too early for details but several inches possible across MN. Canadian snowfall output below. Euro has less, American model cranks out more. #mnwx https://t.co/Gi9Q7VG3Qt
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Here it comes Minnesota. The season transition accelerates this week. Rain, thunder, cold, and snow will visit different parts of Minnesota through next weekend. 🌧️⚡️❄️ A severe storm is also possible. Breakdown on timing and coverage in the post. #mnwx https://t.co/7dR0rXSLiD https://t.co/QMevWvxyMQ
