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Weather


Weather: Average temperatures to return after cool weekend

By Jonathan Cohen 

Last week saw a couple of cool days, which were balanced out by a couple of warm days, so temperatures were right at average for the period.


Weather: Storms, cooler temperatures ahead

By Jonathan Cohen 


Weather: Bundle up, because the lion's not tamed yet

By Jonathan Cohen 


Severe Weather Awareness Week kicks off

By Tom Schardin, Correspondent 

Ten years ago, the city of Savage lost an estimated 8,000 trees in two severe storms 15 days apart that Savage Fire Chief Joel McColl said were the worst he’s seen since joining the department in 1985.


Forecast: Spring-like temperatures and chance of rain

By Jonathan Cohen 


Weather: This, too, shall pass

By Jonathan Cohen 


Weather: Expect rain, then a temperature jump again

Last week saw temperatures start near average, warm briefly on Sunday, March 30, and turn colder than average for the rest of the week. Jonathan CohenJonathan
Cohen


Sick of snow? Hang in there…the sun’ll come out Friday

As the Twin Cities hunkers down in yet another winter blast today and braces for more snow and rain later this week, there is a bright side: the forecast for Friday is “Mostly sunny, with a high near 51,” according to the National Weather Service’s Twin Cities station.


Weather: Snow, rain, then a slow warm-up

Last week saw temperatures generally a bit below average, which was a far cry from a year ago at this time when we had a streak of very warm weather, Jonathan CohenJonathan


Weather: Snow's not over yet

Last week started warm with the first 50-degree reading since mid-November as well as the first above-freezing low since then.


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