Warm Weather

Minneapolis Ice Rinks To Close Tuesday

It was a beautiful day to spend some time outside on the ice. Unfortunately, we’ll have fewer places to do that.

2012/02/19

Weather Forces Mpls To Close Outdoor Ice Rinks

Several cities across the state are playing it safe this unusually warm winter and keeping people off the ice.

2012/02/04

Lake Elmo Ice Fishing Contest Canceled

The warm weather conditions have left the ice about six inches too short to allow a Minnesota ice fishing contest to go on as scheduled.

2012/01/30

Uptown Businesses Sad To See Loppet Moved

The yearly City of Lakes Loppet in Minneapolis is still on. But it’s being moved from it’s usual Uptown finish to Theodore Wirth Park, where they can make snow.

2012/01/30

Brown Winter Means More Green For Many Cities

The warm, brown winter that has disappointed snow lovers in much of the U.S. has put more green in the pockets of state and local governments that had their budgets busted last year by the high cost of plowing and running roaring furnaces.

2012/01/11

Twin Cities Residents Find Ways To Enjoy Warm Weather

Students at the University of Minnesota were walking around in short sleeves on Tuesday. Golfers were playing through brown grass and around white, snow-filled sand traps. The Blessed Trinity youth basketball team in Richfield even practiced outside Tuesday.

2012/01/10

Twin Cities Hits A Record 50 Degrees

A record-high temperature for January was set early Tuesday afternoon as we hit 50 degrees across the Twin Cities metro area.

2012/01/10

Warm Weather Presents Challenges for Snowmakers

At the Afton Alps ski hill, you would think winter has arrived in full force. It’s not because of Mother Nature, it’s because of snow makers like Ken Speltz.

2012/01/05

The Effects Of Warm Weather On Winter Farming

The last three months of last year tied for the second-warmest on record in the Twin Cities, with an average temperature of nearly 41 degrees. Pair that with the lack of snow we’ve seen this season — we’re more than a foot behind average — and that makes for some happy farmers.

2012/01/05