Cold start Friday, dry weekend ahead

Frosty start this morning otherwise Nice Weekend ahead. Last Updated The Twin Cities officially had it’s first Freeze ( 32 degrees or lower ) this morning at 31 degrees usually the first Freeze occurs October 11 and the latest first Freeze was November 18, 2016 and earliest Freeze September 3, 1974. During the Spring the last Freeze of the season is typically April 20. Sunshine… Read More > Frosty start this morning otherwise Nice Weekend ahead Seven Day Forecast Interactive Radar Minnesota Temperatures Dew Points Meet Minnesota’s Weather Authority 5 Eyewitness News named Ken Barlow as Chief Meteorologist in 2021. He returned to Minnesota in June 2011 after spending several years with WBZ-TV in Boston, MA. Ken brings more than 40 years of weather forecasting experience, including 30 years in Minnesota, to the station. Click for more. Jonathan joined the 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS weather team in August of 2011. He has been in the weather business over 30 years and has worked as a Meteorologist at KAAL in Austin/Rochester, KEYC in Mankato, KCRA in Sacramento and KARE in the Twin Cities. Click for more. Chris Reece joined 5 Eyewitness News as a meteorologist in late November of 2022. Chris began his meteorology career while still a college student at WBKO in Bowling Green, KY and most recently was the weekday morning meteorologist at WISC in Madison, WI where he received multiple awards, including a 2022 Emmy for outstanding craft achievement in on-air weathercasting. Click for more. Molly joined 5 Eyewitness News in March of 2026. She has previously worked for television stations across the country including Wyoming, Montana, El Paso, Texas, New Orleans, Louisiana, Orlando and here at home in Minneapolis. Click for more. Kit Thomas joined 5 Eyewitness News in June 2026. He began his career in the Midwest and Great Plains, working first in the Quad Cities in Iowa/Illinois, then later the Tri Cities in Central Nebraska. He covered severe storms and intense blizzards, gaining chasing experience in all seasons. Kit then moved to Denver where he worked at WeatherNation, a national outlet covering the country from hurricane landfalls to blizzards to severe outbreaks. Click for more. Weather News » Minnesota’s Weather Authority ALERT: 1-2 inches of rain in the Twin Cities, even more to the south Severe storms north, then hot and humid Friday – Chris Ken Barlow is forecasting some rain, but also a nice weekend on the way!