Beating the Father’s Day heat in the Twin Cities
With temps feeling hotter than 100 degrees in the metro Sunday, Father’s Day was definitely a day to spend by the water or with an ice cream cone.
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With temps feeling hotter than 100 degrees in the metro Sunday, Father’s Day was definitely a day to spend by the water or with an ice cream cone.
After a comfortable Saturday, dangerous heat is in store for Minnesota over the next two days. It comes during Juneteenth celebrations and plenty of other weekend events in the Twin Cities.
Jeff Wagner explains how homeowners, and power companies, are preparing for extreme heat.
Experts say air conditioning accounts for more than 40% of homeowners' energy use in the summertime. Here are some tips on what you can do to keep your energy costs low when it's heating up.
Even under these clouds, kids came out for their swim lessons, and of course, jumping in the pool is a reliable way to keep cool.
Many cities in Minnesota started this summer with the longest and most severe heatwave ever so early in the season, and now with July also bringing more heat, it's not just the extreme temperatures but also the duration of the heat that is starting to get to us.
As the heatwave continues, some beaches are closing because of high E. coli levels.
The state climatology office can't predict what will happen in July and August but hot, early summers tend to be associated with the rest of the summer being above normal.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said there has been an increase in fish die-offs across the state due to this stretch of hot weather.
As a Registered Nurse and Death Investigator for the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office, Paula Johns is troubled after responding to five deaths in the north metro this week, where the heat was likely a factor.
It's official: This is the hottest start of any June on record in the Twin Cities.
With the heat wave, some indoor spaces simply can't stay cool -- and it's keeping some professionals out of the kitchen.
Minneapolis Public Schools will bring back students for the last day of classes Friday after moving some of its schools to distance learning earlier in the week due to excessive heat.
This unusually hot weather is creating a large increase in demand for water. The city of Minnetrista has declared a water emergency.
Thursday will mark Day 8 of an early June heat wave that's settled over Minnesota, and some communities could record their hottest temperatures yet.
With temperatures in the Twin Cities climbing into the upper 90s Thursday, some local restaurants are closing early.
The surge in demand for AC to stay cool is being met with a supply shortage fueled by an encumbered supply chain in the pandemic.
As Minnesota experiences its seventh day inside a 90-degree heatwave, Excel Energy shares tips on how to stay comfortable in your home without breaking the bank.
This early summer heat wave has forced a central Minnesota city to issue a watering ban.
St. Paul Public Schools ended the school year abruptly, blaming the hot weather. Students, teachers and parents learned of the cancellation just before school got out for the day.
All St. Paul Public Schools will be closed for the rest of the school year due to the hot weather. Students will not switch to distance learning.
Minnesota's hot streak is going to stretch over most of the next work week, and the only relief in sight is that the weekend looks to only see highs in the upper 80s.
There is a heat advisory through Thursday in Scott, Carver, Washington, Ramsey, Anoka, Hennepin and Dakota counties with temperatures in the middle to upper 90s each afternoon.
The extreme temperatures didn't intimidate too many people from getting outside as it was nearly impossible to find a place to park at Lake Ann in Chanhassen Saturday afternoon.
Since pandemic restrictions have rolled back, there are plenty of free places open to cool off during this weekend's heat wave.
