Minnesota Winter

Imagine trading in last winter’s mild days for snowdrifts and icy winds. This winter might just be a blast from the past for Minnesotans.

Living here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, we're used to seeing warnings issued about the weather, health threats and enhanced campaigns to nab speeders or drunk drivers. But a new alert for Minnesota has just been issued by the U.S. Post Office.

Every time it snows here in Minnesota, a quiet but passionate debate often breaks out: should you leave your windshield wipers up or down?

Have you noticed these strange stripes that seem to show up on roads across Minnesota right before it snows?

To say this winter has been a strange one here in Minnesota might be a bit of an understatement, as areas of the Gulf Coast now have more snow than we do.

We'll soon be shivering our way through more frigid sub-zero temperatures, but just how close are we to the coldest temperature ever recorded in Minnesota?

Brace yourselves, Old Man Winter is about to crank up the chill to "Arctic blast" level. But just how cold is the coldest it's ever been in Minnesota?

Protect your car this winter by washing off corrosive salt and sand regularly to avoid damage to paint and structure.

Did you know there's an ideal temperature that will keep you cozy and help cut your costs at the same time during the winter here in Minnesota?

This month is usually the grayest in Minnesota, with lots of cloudy days. Temperatures also drop quickly; for example, in Minneapolis, the average high is 50°F at the start of the month but falls to 35°F by the end, will that pattern continue this year?