NEXT Weather: Large area of Minnesota now impacted by severe drought
As Minnesota weathers extreme heat this week, more of the state is now experiencing severe drought conditions.
Astrophysicist explains why northern lights are so hard to predict
WCCO NEXT Weather Meteorologist Joseph Dames found out what it takes to fire up an awesome aurora.
Will Minnesota get more air quality issues from Canadian wildfires this summer? A look at the forecast
So far in 2023, no fewer than 24 air quality alerts have impacted our warm weather days this year. That's a record that may keep building, as the latest update on Canadian wildfires indicates we're likely not done with smoky skies.
Minnesota enduring country's worst air quality due to wildfire smoke, ozone
The MPCA says the AQI level in the Twin Cities Wednesday was the highest its been since the agency started keeping records in 1980.
"No Boundary to the Boundary Waters" opens up wonders of BWCA to kids for free
An outing to the Boundary Waters is an escape of water and wilderness that these students will carry with them.
How Minnesota's wetlands could be impacted by a Supreme Court ruling
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling will impact how the EPA protects certain wetlands. Critics say that decision will strip protections from tens of millions of acres across the nation.
Here's why the park systems of St. Paul and Minneapolis are the envy of the nation
A nonprofit organization just named St. Paul and Minneapolis as home to the country's second- and third-best parks. Only Washington D.C. could edge them out.
Such was last winter's snow that it's shortening the window for controlled burns
Brush fire season has arrived, but it's also happens to be the same time when agencies use controlled burns to help clean up poor conditions in nature.
Amid all this flooding, how can our fire danger risk be so high?
Despite all of our snowmelt and ongoing flooding, fire danger is high around parts of the Twin Cities right now. On Tuesday, a large brush fire sparked in Lino Lakes. The flames burned through nearly 65 acres and forced some families to evacuate.
Minnesota DPS to now issue severe weather alerts in Hmong, Somali, Spanish
Severe weather preparedness comes with a catalog of topics. But what if you can't understand the message because of a language barrier?
Several Minnesota rivers set to crest in coming days
Flooding rivers have already closed roads, overwhelmed land, and have forced people around Minnesota to adapt. But many rivers are still waiting to crest.
The 3 radar tools WCCO's NEXT Weather team uses to keep you safe
Part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week is not only working through the checklist to help prepare for the turbulence of spring and summer weather, but it's also learning about the tools that help us out during severe weather.