Minnesota Weather

NWS has forecast multiple rounds of showers and storms Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in north-central and northeastern MN, with rainfall potential through 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Heavy ground-level smoke from wildfires in central Canada moved into Minnesota behind a line of thunderstorms on Friday, July 11, 2025, prompting an air quality alert.

Radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.

Starting Tuesday, July 8, 2025, around 30 "Greyshirt" volunteers will spend the next two weeks serving Bemidji residents affected by the disaster.

With the recent storm in Bemidji, there can be an emotional impact from losing well-loved nature. University of Minnesota Extension forester Angela Gupta joined the “KAXE Morning Show” to talk more about it.

The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs can activate the State Soldiers Assistance Program's Disaster Relief Program to help with housing, utilities and other needs.

The internet and cable provider said the Bemidji derecho caused damage in hundreds of locations, and crews worked long hours to restore service.

Plus: Second Harvest food bank shutters Grand Rapids warehouse but maintains food shelf will remain open.

Also Greater Bemidji, partnering with other economic development groups, is launching a rapid-response no-interest loan program to assist storm-damaged small businesses.

The emergency declaration follows a severe windstorm on June 21, 2025, that downed thousands of trees and caused widespread power outages.