Winter Weather

Snow and wind whip through Bismarck, North Dakota on November, 10, 2022. Video by Max Gorden, FOX Weather.

The late summer-like weather on Wednesday, November 2, could set a record for the date, with a high of 76 degrees possible in the Twin Cities metro. FOX 9's Cody Matz looks at how unusual this is.

Expect a warm and beautiful Halloween weekend! Friday will be pleasant with a high of 62 and lows in the mid-40s. Saturday will heat up with a high in the mid-60s and plenty of sunshine.

Despite the light rain earlier this week, the dry conditions in the Twin Cities and much of the southern half of the state continue to get worse. That's after one of the driest 5 month stretches on record, with little relief in sight. Lake Minnetonka is at its lowest water level since 2000, and other waterways are also well below normal.

Dust from drought-stricken areas of the United States found its way to Minnesota. This dust became mud as it mixed with the rain that fell overnight, leaving mud caked on people's cars across the Twin Cities metro.

Sunday will be humid and windy, with highs reaching the mid to upper 70s. A cold front will start to move in Sunday evening and could spark some isolated storms in parts of the state.

Viewers Rocky and Paula Stone sent in a video of a fox playing in the snow in Lake Elmo on Friday morning.

Well, if you've spent any time in Minnesota in September over the years, you know we can get and have had just about everything. From high heat and humidity to very gusty winds, plenty of rain, and even some snowflakes. This year though, it's been more of the same; warm and VERY dry. Dry enough in fact, that we're finishing up our driest September on record in the Twin Cities. That's not good, considering we just finished one of the driest summers on record.

Street cameras showed Florida?s Sanibel Island being slammed by high winds and flooding as Hurricane Ian moved ashore on Wednesday afternoon. Credit: City of Sanibel via Storyful

Heston's Lodge Country on the Gunflint Trail captured video of the snow falling on Tuesday.

A cloudy and rainy Friday will continue into Saturday, though it will be slightly warmer with a high of 65 degrees. Some sprinkles might hang around, with wind expected to follow Sunday.

Wildfire smoke from the west is moving into Minnesota on Thursday, making things look a bit hazy. This is mid- to upper-level smoke though, so it shouldn't smell too smoky. FOX 9's Cody Matz has more.

Storms will develop in Iowa later Saturday afternoon and move into south Minnesota by Saturday evening and eventually west Wisconsin. Some of these storms may find their way toward the Twin Cities metro, but southeast Minnesota is the main area of concern. Because of the deep moisture content in the atmosphere, any storms that develop tonight have a chance of producing heavy rain. Therefore, a Flood Watch has been issued for southeast Minnesota until 7 a.m. Sunday.

Tuesday offered a nice mix of sun and highs in the low-80s, and nighttime lows will settle into the mid-60s.