Some weather models are indicating that a potentially historic storm with snow, wind and cold temperatures may impact parts of Minnesota on Friday and Saturday, but it’s too soon to know where it will hit or how much snow could fall. Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss the potential early arrival of winter, look back at a wet September that ended with a record-setting dew point in the Twin Cities, and rejoice over the pleasant fall weather that’s on tap through midweek.

It’s the first full day of autumn, but try telling THAT to the atmosphere!

Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss the potential for severe weather late this afternoon and evening, more fall-like weather coming for the rest of the week, and why high levels of soil moisture in the fall can set the stage for potential spring flooding.

Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois celebrate the return of summer and the first 80 degree temperature reading in the Twin Cities since August 20th, recap last week’s heavy rains and severe weather that included a trio of unusual tornadoes in Sioux Falls, consider the Farmer’s Almanac’s prediction of a brutal winter, and look ahead to a warm, humid and potentially stormy week.

Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois look at an unsettled and very wet week ahead with the potential for severe weather later today and tonight and again on Wednesday. Also, a recap of the severe weather outbreak on Labor Day, the destruction left by Hurricane Dorian, and the controversy over President Trump’s alteration of a map of Dorian’s track.

Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss the prospects of severe weather this evening and into early tomorrow morning across much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities. Also, a look at the devastation being caused by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas and how National Weather Service offices across the country, including the Twin Cities, are gathering upper air data that will benefit tropical storm forecasters. And finally, a look at how philosophy and weather forecasting sometimes intersect.

Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss the upcoming taste of fall following a chance of thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow, the severe weather and heavy rains this past weekend, why late August mornings sometimes feel fall-like, the hurricane season outlook, and the prospects for a warm and wet September.

Beef...maybe it SHOULDN'T be what's for dinner!

Kenny and Jim discuss the weekend's heavy rains and tornadoes, weather planning for outdoor events, the 50th anniversary of the Northwoods Tornado Outbreak, warmer, muggier and potentially stormy weather ahead, and a recently released United Nations climate report that calls for radical changes in what we eat and how our food is produced.

Is this the summer of hail?

Climatologist Kenny  Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss the hail-acious storms that hit parts of the metro area on Monday, heavy rains over the weekend, a more active weather pattern coming in the days ahead with another potential severe weather outbreak on Wednesday, and look back at a warm, rainy and stormy July.

Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss last weekend's severe weather outbreaks that were accompanied by impressive lighting displays and mammatus clouds, the characteristics of supercell thunderstorms, weather that's spiking the Glory Index meter this week, and a near perfect summer weekend ahead with a very slight chance of thunderstorms.

Now, that was some heat...and what the heck is a derecho?

Climatologist Kenny Blumenfeld and Jim du Bois discuss last week's withering heat indexes and barrage of storms, the devastating derecho that impacted parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin, a record-setting severe weather parameter, the 32nd anniversary of the Storm of the Century, and warmer and unsettled weather towards the end of this week.

You can catch Kenny presenting “But it was cold last week!” And other sins against climatology at the Bryant- Lake Bowl in Minneapolis this Saturday (July 27) at 7 pm. More information is available here.