Published 2026-03-13
Blizzard conditions will develop across much of the area tonight, especially in rural wind-prone areas. This new snow will be lighter and fluffier, making it much more susceptible to blowing around in the strong winds. TRAVEL STRONGLY DISCOURAGED tonight! The Monday morning commute will be impacted. Sporadic power outages will be possible.
Published 2026-03-01
Summary of heavy, narrow snow band that resulted in 6" to 10" of snow in select counties of southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and southwest Wisconsin.
Published 2026-02-24
Changes to Flood Stage Categories for the Upper Iowa River at Bluffton (BLFI4), Effective April 1st, 2026.
Published 2025-12-24
Christmas Eve climate and weather history, La Crosse, Rochester, holiday
Published 2024-12-25
Christmas climate and weather history, La Crosse, Rochester, holiday
Published 2024-03-29
Learn more about our office here!
Published 2023-08-18
One more day of high heat for the area today with heat indices topping 100 degrees (again) for most. Avoid strenuous outdoor activity during the hottest part of the day, take frequent rest breaks in shade and air conditioning, and drink water regularly.
Published 2021-02-11
2021 Spring Flood Outlook. Near normal risk for Spring Flooding this year.
Published 2020-10-01
Congratulation to the 2020 WRN Ambassadors of Excellence!
Published 2020-05-12
If you notice some unusual content today; missing pages or old pages, there is some web page maintenance being done 5/12/20. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Published 2020-03-25
The National Weather Service has made changes to our Flash Flood Warnings that includes impact based information and tags at the bottom of the warnings based on expected severity. This features are similar to our current Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings.