Minnesotans Brace For The Heat
A hot and humid weekend is upon us. WCCO's Marielle Mohs visited Columbia Heights where people are bracing for the heat.
A hot and humid weekend is upon us. WCCO's Marielle Mohs visited Columbia Heights where people are bracing for the heat.
The first heat wave of the season in Minnesota is in store for this weekend.
This comes after the Twin Cities made it to 100 degrees Monday, for the first time in nearly six years.
This is the earliest we've seen a 100-degree day in the Twin Cities in recorded history. Previously, the record was May 31.
Record high temperatures were recorded Sunday across Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas.
When the the weather gives you lemons, some make lemonade -- lots and lots of lemonade.
It's tough to believe that just five weeks ago the Ferris wheel at Betty Danger's Country Club in Northeast Minneapolis was under snow and ice.
Minnesotans are being advised to keep safe and cool as a three-day wave of excessive heat moves into the state Wednesday.
Heat and humidity are making their way into Minnesota Wednesday afternoon. At 1 p.m. Wednesday, an excessive heat warning goes into effect for much of the state of Minnesota. They will stay in effect until 7 p.m. Friday.
November typically means it's time to get the rake out, clean up the yard and get the house ready for the cold winter that's typically ahead. But most of us can stay in denial of that, put on the sunglasses and even the shorts for at least another week.
It's July, which means we're in the hottest time of the year for Minnesota weather. Mother Nature won't disappoint on Monday as she will bring the heat. With it will come some oppressive humidity and a few storms before it finally feels comfortable again.
It may not have felt like it with the high wind speeds, but temperatures in the Twin Cities reached 84 degrees Wednesday, breaking a 133-year-old record.
While the air on Wednesday feels like the deepest, most miserable part of winter -- the kind that settles into your bones as though setting up shop for the long term -- there are a few signs of impending spring in the air.
Housing nearly 600 people a night is typical for the Salvation Army Harbor Light Center. But those numbers remain steady with the hot weather, barely giving staff a break to prepare adequate room.
Minneapolis schools tried fans, popsicles, ice and outdoor classes before finally giving in to a late-summer heat wave.
The hot weather is having a huge impact on State Fair food businesses. Attendance was down on Sunday by 40,000 folks this year compare with last.
The excitement of the first day of classes for Minneapolis Public Schools came with some apprehension due to Monday's sweltering heat. The district got permission to begin the school year a week before Labor Day four years ago. Most classrooms are not equipped with air conditioning. The principals and teachers in Minneapolis did what they could to make sure students were as comfortable as possible.
After another day in the 90s, the heat and humidity is starting to take a toll on some Twin Cities residents. Officials with Xcel Energy reported hundreds of power outages across the metro Wednesday night.
From Minnesota to Massachusetts temperatures surged to potentially dangerous levels Wednesday as the largest heat wave of the summer stretched out and stagnated, with relief in many parts of the country still days away.
Some kids in the 4-H program and the FFA are showing up to the county fairs with smaller animals than years past due to the record breaking temperatures in July. Philip Clark, whose family has won ribbons in the swine competition Carver County Fair, can attest to the fact that the blue ribbon is a badge of honor.
As the weather has heated up this summer, so has business. In fact, the heat wave has caused some employers to hire more workers due to increased business.
This summer's heat wave is taking its toll on fish in the Upper Midwest, where high water temperatures and low oxygen levels have combined to kill thousands of fish in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Wisconsin.
The recent heat wave is blamed for killing thousands of fish in several southern Minnesota lakes. Most of the lakes are shallow, and thus more susceptible to summer fish kills, and most of the fish were northern pike, which prefer cold water.
Our 4th of July high temperature of 101 degrees wasn't the only record set in the Twin Cities this week. Three other temperature records were broken: the warmest overnight lows on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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A Minnesota city and the U.S. Department of Justice have reached an agreement addressing allegations the city discriminated against mentally ill residents in enforcing an anti-crime law.
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From Seattle in the Northwest, to across the world in Spain, and right back in Minnesota, the human collective looked north for a few nights as a massive light show performed for one of its largest audiences ever.
A sweaty Sunday with temperatures pushing into the 80s might have forced many people to hit the showers. And for some, it could have been their second go 'round for the day.
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Meteorologist Joseph Dames says we'll start to dry out Wednesday, which will be a pleasant one.
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