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Payback for December Last Week: September 60s Next Week Nothing to Fear In Today's Weather Report "The wise man in a storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for deliverance from fear" wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. Unless you've been living in a cave (where can I sign up?) you realize the next few weeks will be challenging for our state and our nation. I'm trying to tune out the noise and hold up good people doing amazing things. They don't make the news as often - but they're out there. After a premature taste of December last week, with few exceptions the next 1-2 weeks will offer relief from premature ice and wind chill. No big storms are on the horizon, but a weekend clipper will pull another blustery shot of chilly air into Minnesota Sunday. A Pacific breeze returns next week with a run of 50s. 60 degrees is not out of the question. You may soon run out of excuses for not raking the yard. While we contemplate a warm front, New Orleans is braci

Tropical storm Zeta forms, could reach US Gulf Coast by midweek A satellite iamge of Tropical storm Zeta on Sunday morning (CNN) A tropical depression east of Mexico strengthened Sunday morning into Tropical Storm Zeta and could reach the US Gulf Coast by midweek. It is the  27th named storm  of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season, tying 2005 as the most active hurricane season on record, according to the National Weather Service. If it makes landfall in Louisiana, Zeta would become the fifth named storm to do so this year, setting a record. Zeta currently has sustained winds of 40 mph and is moving north at only 1 mph. The storm is about 295 miles southeast of Cozumel. It is forecast to strengthen and to become a hurricane by early Tuesday. Zeta is forecast to make landfall Wednesday along the US Gulf Coast, between central Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, as a strong tropical storm. close dialog Get daily analysis on the historic 2020 US election delivered to your inbox. Sign Me Up