Regional Weather View. Extreme heat which is becoming the fairly common wording in Upper Midwestern forecasts this summer is heading back to the region to end out this week and to start off next week. Record heat is possible with Highs approaching or hitting 100.F is expected to be widespread across South Dakota, Southern Minnesota, …

Rainfall Friday Morning- Rochester July 13th Strong to severe storms effected the area today. Hail, High winds and heavy rains causing flooding were all the main effects with these storms. The cause of the storms were from several boundries throughout the area. After things became unstable with afternoon sun the boundries were all that was needed …

Regional weather view. A very quiet week in the Upper Midwest as a high pressure system takes control of the weather, there will be very little chances for rain. Temperatures will start off near seasonable but they will increase a the week goes on and it likely turning hot by mid week, but not nearly …

Image from Weather.com A significant and long lasting heat wave effected the area this week from June 30th through independence day to July 6th. The cause of the long stretch of hot weather was a large ridge of hot high pressure which pushed a huge very dry and extreamlly hot temperatures across the entire central …

Regional Weather View. The top story in the Upper Midwest continues to be an ongoing dangerous heat wave! A very stubborn high pressure seen south of where it is shown will continue to create a long live heat wave for the entire region. triple digits heat  is expected for the next few days for cities …

Image from SPC The SPC has issued a Slight Risk for Southern Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as Northeast Iowa. This includes most of the local area. To view the SPC Discussion go HERE  Local Discussion, A warm front that will bring even more heat and humidity into our region will move through the area …

Photo showing heat rising from the buildings near the highway 52 area. Everyone felt the sweltering heat that arrived in the area today as air temperature rose to there highest levels of the season so far making it into the upper 90s nearing 100.F. The cause of the hot weather is a very fast moving …

Regional Weather View. A potentially dangerous extreme heat wave will be the top of the news in the Upper Midwest for the middle part of this weak. Hot air that has been locked over Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri the past couple of days will be shoved northeastward engulfing Upper 90s to 100 degree heat into …

Image from SPC A Slight Risk Has been put out for parts of Iowa, Southeast Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin. The included the entire local area. A cold front will slowly slice into the very hot and humid airmass we are under, sparking thunderstorms in the afternoon. These storms will be capable of producing tornados, but …

Prickley Pear Cactus June 11th 2012 Very stick and hot weather took over the area for the past couple of days. Today was offically the hottest day of the year so far at many reporting stations. Temperatures have been in the 90s both Monday and Tuesday with lows in the low to mid 70s with …