Sven Sundgaard

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Above-normal temperatures build back in for the weekend

1 week ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

Temperatures will be warmer and above normal for the weekend. The chance at more spotty showers develops late Saturday northwest and for much of the state Sunday. Brighter Friday and warmer for the weekend with some rain chances Many areas are seeing fog Friday morning. It will continue to burn off through the morning hours in western and central Minnesota. We’ll see a brighter day Friday overall as clouds decrease.
Lingering shower chance Thursday with warmer weekend weather ahead

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. We have lingering clouds and the chance of spotty showers Thursday. High pressure returns Friday, bringing sunshine. Warmer temperatures build in for the weekend. Shower chances Thursday; brighter, warmer FridayWhile not a wet day Thursday, we’ll still have the lingering chance of some isolated to spotty showers.
Warmer Wednesday with spotty showers

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Our latest disturbance brings increased cloud cover and some spotty showers, mainly north, where it will mix with snow. Temperatures will continue their upward trend. Showers and snow north along with warmer temps After a few sunny days, clouds are increasing with our latest clipperlike disturbance moving through the region.
Cool high pressure departs after Tuesday

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. We have one more sunny day as high pressure moves east Tuesday. Temperatures warm the rest of the week, but we’ll have a few showers Wednesday and Thursday. Temps climb; spotty showers Wednesday Temperatures will start to climb Tuesday after a cold start. We’ll have lots of sunshine as cool high pressure begins to depart to the east.
Cold high pressure brings chilly sunshine Monday

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

It’s a chilly start to the week as cold high pressure settles in. Temperatures will warm through the week with a chance for some showers Wednesday into Thursday. Chilly start to the week but much warmer by the weekend We’ll have lots of sunshine Monday but it will be chilly as a chunk of cold high pressure settles into Minnesota. Highs will be mostly in the 30s with a few 40-degree readings in southern Minnesota. These temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees below normal.
Cold front drops temperatures for the weekend

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. We’ll be warmer in southeastern Minnesota ahead of a cold front that will drop temperatures and create some rain and snow showers later Friday. The weekend looks dry, bright and cool. Dry, bright, cool weekend We’ll be briefly warmer for the Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota Friday afternoon ahead of a cold front sweeping through the region later Friday.
Dry, cool weather Thursday with lingering clouds

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

Lingering clouds will break up a bit late Thursday. Temperatures will be below normal, mostly in the 40s. Overall cooler-than-normal temperatures will persist into early next week. Cooler, quieter following Wednesday’s storm system We have just a few snow showers left in far northeastern Minnesota. Other than that, we will have lingering clouds across most of the state for most of Thursday. Clouds will decrease later in the day allowing for some peeks of sun.
How do cuts at NOAA affect weather forecasting in Minnesota?

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Cathy Wurzer |Sven Sundgaard |Gracie Stockton

The National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have cut hundreds of jobs in the last month, and more layoffs could be coming. Hundreds of NOAA employees were let go on Feb. 27 under a probationary worker elimination plan from the Elon Musk-run Department of Government Efficiency. If another proposed round of cuts moves forward, NOAA could lose nearly 20 percent of its workforce, .
Snow continues Wednesday in northern Minnesota; rain south

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Our wintry spring storm continues with rain south and snow north into Wednesday night. Quiet and dry weather sets in for a prolonged stretch after Wednesday night into next week. System dropping rain, snow exits WednesdayWinter storm warnings and winter weather advisories continue north Wednesday into Wednesday night.
Messy April storm brings snow and rain

3 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Sven Sundgaard

Snow and rain will continue to develop and expand east and northeast Tuesday. Heavy snow will fall north into Wednesday night. Quieter weather prevails behind it. April snowstorm brings a messy couple days of weather A potent April snowstorm is taking shape over Minnesota in the next couple of days. A winter storm warning is posted for much of northern Minnesota through Wednesday night with winter weather advisories around it.