How bad will winter be? NOAA predicts La Nina will play role in season's weather for 3rd straight year

NOAA predicts drier-than-average conditions across the South with wetter-than-average conditions for areas of the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, northern Rockies and Pacific Northwest, all of which are very typical for the La Niña pattern.

Wild Mountain in Minnesota opens for skiing

The Wild Mountain Ski Area is opening on Tuesday, making it the first ski area to open in North America, according to a news release.

Wild Mountain opens for autumn skiing in Minnesota
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The autumn leaves haven't yet fallen but you can still hit the slopes in Minnesota. Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls opened its ski season on Tuesday -- tying the second-earliest opening date ever. https://bit.ly/3soTIhf

Minnesota weather: Here's how warm it'll get this weekend

Another chilly day is in store on Tuesday, though there will be plenty of sunshine. Then it gradually starts to warm up. 

6 months later, recovery efforts continue in small Minnesota town destroyed by tornado

Heavily bundled against the unseasonable cold of October, Angie Schmitz sat on the newly poured foundation of what will be her new home in Taopi, Minnesota, and reflected on the more violent weather of this past April.

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

October snow rolls into Minnesota and Wisconsin

Parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin are seeing their first snowfall of the season. 

Friday's forecast: The snow is falling
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It'll be gone by noon, but it's still snowing....in mid-October. Highs today in the lower 40s. Saturday warmer with highs in the mid-50s.

Friday's forecast: Snow is falling
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It'll be gone by noon, but that it's still mid-October and the snow is falling. Highs today around 42. Highs in the mid 50s tomorrow.