Thanksgiving travel faces challenges from budding cross-country storm

A storm that began off the West Coast and is expected to produce wet weather along its cross-country journey over the next several days with a severe weather risk.

Unusually warm weather in November
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Minnesotans are thankful for the lingering warm weather as the holiday season approaches. November has been warmer than average, with some high temperatures being in the high 60s. But the warm weather doesn't seem to be continuing as temperatures are expected to drop by Thanksgiving.

Minnesota weather: Mild start to the week, temperatures drop by Thanksgiving

Sunday will continue the trend of being warmer than normal, and mild. Clouds will roll in Sunday afternoon, and the high temperature in the metro area is 55 degrees. 

MN weather: Temperature drop by Thanksgiving
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Clouds will start to phase in Sunday afternoon. Temperatures will continue to be mild, with temps in the mid 50s throughout the metro area. A cold front is expected to come through the state Monday.

Icelandic town braces for volcano as locals prepare to stay away for months

People in southwest Iceland remained on edge Saturday, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes Peninsula will erupt.

MN weather: Beautiful, sunny weekend
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Saturday will be above average with an abundance of sunshine and light winds with a high of around 55 degrees in the Twin Cities.

Metro Transit using rainwater to clean busses at new garage

Metro Transit estimates the captured rainwater is between 30% to 40% of what is needed for a full bus wash.

Metro Transit rainwater wash station
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Metro Transit opened a new garage in the North Loop of Minneapolis this past summer, and with it created a system of catching rain ? to wash busses.

MN weather: Weekend temps above average
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Temperatures will be a little bit cooler than last week, but with a high of 53 degrees Saturday temperatures are still above average. Tonight, there will be an overnight low of 30 degrees. By Thanksgiving next week, temperatures will drop drastically.

Friday's Forecast: Sunny, highs in the 40s
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After highs in the 60s Yesterday, Friday's highs will stay in the 40s. The weekend looks to be sunny with highs in the 50s.

Plant hardiness zone map updated
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map. FOX 9's Rose Schmidt reports.

MN weather: Cool temps Friday, warmer weekend
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A record-setting weather day today with a high of 69 degrees, just beating the 1931 record of 68 degrees. However, the warm weather is not sticking around as overnight temps dip into the 30s, and Friday?s high only reaches to 43 degrees for the Twin Cities.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels at 4-million-year high; El Nino could boost numbers in 2023, WMO says

The World Meteorological Organization released the latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin and found that levels of carbon dioxide are similar to those found 3 to 5 million years ago when major coastal cities in the U.S. were underwater. The

MN weather: Record-breaking heat then temps tumble
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The Twin Cities experienced a record-breaking day Thursday with a high of 69 degrees, beating the previous record set in 1931 at 68 degrees. However, gusty winds, with a wind advisory in place until 7 p.m., might have made it feel cooler than it was. The overnight temperatures will drop to 30 degrees.

MN weather: Temps to tumble Thursday night
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Windy and warm on Thursday, then temps quickly take a tumble from the 60s at 4 p.m. to the 40s by 6 p.m. (with chills in the 30s).

MN weather: Warm and windy, then tumbling temps
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Thursday will see highs in the 60s and plenty of wind. But then a cold front moves in, and temperatures will tumble by later Thursday.