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John Wheeler: Weather is not that big of a killer

Nevertheless, it just makes sense to have a tornado plan.

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John Wheeler: This is cold core funnel season in cold core funnel country

North Dakota eastward across Minnesota and Wisconsin to Michigan has more incidences of cold core funnel clouds than anywhere else in the United States.

May 27, 2023 05:00 AM

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John Wheeler: When is rain a shower?

For those of us in the business of forecasting, a shower differs from rain by being convective in nature.

May 26, 2023 05:00 AM

Futurecast outlook for precipitation and winds this weekend

Northland Outdoors

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Gusty winds, T-storms, and warm temperatures this holiday weekend

Warm and breezy will be the theme for parts of the Dakotas and Minnesota this weekend with scattered T-storms staying west until Monday.

May 25, 2023 10:00 AM

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A warm start to June

StormTRACKER Meteorologist John Wheeler discusses the warm weather pattern.

May 24, 2023 08:57 PM

By John Wheeler

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John Wheeler: It is time for the annual summer dew point primer

When dew point temperatures reach into the 60s, the air feels distinctively humid.

May 24, 2023 05:00 AM

By John Wheeler

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John Wheeler: Lightning is underrated as a killer

The National Weather Service does not put out warnings for lightning, because then every thunderstorm would require a warning.

May 23, 2023 05:00 AM

By John Wheeler

Northland Outdoors

Northland Outdoors Forecast: Quiet weekend after a chilly close to the work week

Temperatures on Friday will be quite chilly, but we do look to warm into the 70s with a lack of cloud cover both Saturday and Sunday.

May 18, 2023 10:00 AM

By Jared Piepenburg

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John Wheeler: The smoke is already back in the sky this summer

People have been asking if the increase in fire frequency is related to climate change.

May 18, 2023 05:00 AM

By John Wheeler

Weather

Weather Wednesday: Rain Gauges

In this Weather Wednesday we learn how to properly set up and read a rain gauge.

May 17, 2023 10:15 AM

By Jesse Ritka

Weather

John Wheeler: Weather is never evenly distributed

The casual weather observer might be inclined to say, "Well, these things will even out over time," but reality is a little more complicated.

May 17, 2023 05:00 AM

By John Wheeler

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John Wheeler: The Mississippi River wants to change its course

If allowed, the major port cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans would be left on a river too shallow for ocean liners.

May 16, 2023 05:00 AM

By John Wheeler

Minnesota

Mudslide closes southern Minnesota highway; torrential rain leads to flooding

Previous mudslides have closed that stretch of State Highway 68 twice in the past 5 years — in 2018, and again in 2020.

May 14, 2023 01:16 PM

By Andrew Krueger / MPR News