Currently in the Twin Cities — October 10, 2023: First suburb frost?

The weather, currently.

The temperature dipped to 38 degrees early Monday morning at MSP making it the coldest morning since May 3, more than five months ago. It comes about two weeks later than when our first sub 40 degree low should occur.

Temperatures will be frosty for most areas outside of the Twin Cities Monday night. Lows will dip into the mid to upper 30s in the Twin Cities with patchy frost in the suburbs. Tuesday will bring more sunshine with highs in the mid 50s. The end of week storm system is tracking a bit more north, bringing potentially significant rain to southern Minnesota.

— Sven Sundgaard

What you need to know, currently.

Wildfires in Indonesia have already burned more land area than in all of 2022 combined, according to satellite imagery and local reports.

Indonesia often hosts massive forest fires during its dry season, which runs roughly from August to December. This year, with drought linked to El Niño, those fires have been much larger than normal — recalling some of the major fire seasons of 1997 and 2015, both intense El Niño years.

On average, tens of thousands of people die annually due to complications of smoke and air pollution due to fires in Indonesia — some of which can linger for months in slow-burning peatlands.

— Eric Holthaus

What you can do, currently.

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