Minnesota weather: Warm and mild weekend ahead

The thaw is on as we head into a quiet and mild weekend with temperatures above average for this time of year.

Saturday forecast: Mild and warm day ahead
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The January thaw has arrived! Saturday will be mild, with highs reaching into the low 30s. Expect patches of sunshine before clouds move in during the evening.

Luminary Loppet rescheduled due to unsafe ice conditions

The popular Luminary Loppet in Minneapolis has been pushed back to February due to unsafe ice conditions. 

Minnesota weather: Chilly Friday, January thaw this weekend
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Chillier on Friday with a few extra clouds, though there will be brighter pockets as we keep temperatures pretty steady in the upper teens to around 20. A January thaw begins Saturday and we look to hit those mid to upper 30s into early next week.

Heavy snow prompts thin ice warnings

Last year in mid-January, more than a dozen art shanties set up shop in the middle of a frozen Lake Harriet. This year, the event will be held on the banks of the lake, thanks to Mother Nature.

Heavy snow prompts thin ice warnings
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Last year in mid-January, more than a dozen art shanties set up shop in the middle of a frozen Lake Harriet. This year, the event will be held on the banks of the lake, thanks to Mother Nature.

Why lake ice still might not be safe in January
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We've seen plenty of cold and snow to start the winter but despite it being January in Minnesota, some lake ice could still be dangerous. Ian Leonard explains the Igloo Effect in his weather explainer.

2022 among warmest years on record; experts warn warmer temps to come

Government science teams say that 2022 didn't quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who's doing the measuring.

Watch: Girl skates down icy street in Roseville, Minnesota

Freezing rain left streets across the Twin Cities metro covered in ice Wednesday morning, and a girl in Roseville took advantage. 

Icy Minnesota roads: Vehicles slipping, sliding all over
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A compilation of traffic camera footage showing vehicles slipping and sliding all over Wednesday morning after freezing rain left roadways icy.

Minnesota weather: Slippery spots, air quality issues continue Wednesday
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Watch for scattered slippery spots across the region after ice accumulated Wednesday morning as air quality issues continue into Wednesday evening.

What does all this rain in California mean for the wine?

A winery proprietor said, "let's keep it coming," when talking about the historic atmospheric river-fueled parade of storms slamming the Golden State.

Firefighters rescue mother giving birth in the middle of flooded California riverbed

The storm that began Monday dumped more than a foot (30 centimeters) of rain at higher elevations in central and Southern California and buried Sierra Nevada ski resorts in more than 5 feet (1.5 meters) of snow.

Minnesota weather: Vehicles slipping and sliding on icy roads
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FOX 9's Hannah Flood captured this video of motorists slipping and sliding on roads across the Twin Cities Wednesday morning due to icy roads from overnight freezing rain.