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Heavy rain will turn to snowfall in much of the state this evening and into Wednesday. 

Rain and cooler temperatures have helped turn around what some had worried would be a less vibrant and shorter fall foliage season across Wisconsin this year. Drought conditions have plagued much of the Wisconsin in recent months, with the majority of the state in a moderate or extreme drought. Those conditions can stress trees, which…

Streams across most of Wisconsin were flowing at above normal rates this spring, but now they’re seeing below normal flows across much of the state as drought conditions continue. The latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly 93 percent of the state is under drought conditions, affecting 5.5 million residents. Around 65 percent…

Some growers say they’ve been increasingly forced to turn to irrigation to avoid stress on fruit and vegetable crops as the state faces drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor’s latest data shows more than 90 percent of the state is abnormally dry. About half of Wisconsin is experiencing moderate drought conditions, including parts of northwestern…

In three years, Wisconsin is set to join dozens of other states with statewide networks of weather stations that aim to provide faster and better reports to farmers. Thanks to more than $3 million in grant funding, the University of Wisconsin-Madison now plans to establish 90 sites to monitor weather and soil conditions throughout the…

Snowbanks blocked Colleen Rooney’s view of the water when she and her husband first arrived at their new lakeside home in rural Vilas County last month. “I actually had to hire someone to come take a skid loader and get the snow away from the garage so we could unload the truck,” Rooney said. The…

Some Wisconsin cities are still recovering from near-record high levels of Mississippi River flooding last week as mayors look for ways to mitigate damage and become more flood-resilient. In appearances on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time,” mayors in La Crosse, Fountain City and Prairie du Chien spoke about clean-up efforts and lessons learned from this…

The Mississippi River crested in La Crosse on Thursday. Peak flooding will move southward as conditions ease over the weekend. The river stood at about 16 feet as of Thursday morning, according to Kate Abbott, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service-La Crosse station. The flood reached the third-highest level since recordkeeping began in 1874.…

Loons have been falling from the sky over Wisconsin this week, according to an avian rehabilitation organization. Marge Gibson, founder and director of Raptor Education Group, blamed what they call a “loon fallout” on cold, turbulent spring weather. She said migrating loons that fly at high altitudes get coated in ice which hampers their flight…

A late season winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow in some parts of Wisconsin Sunday night into Monday morning. The latest accumulation leaves the Twin Ports area of Duluth and Superior just short of an all-time record. The latest system created a wide range of snow totals with southeastern Wisconsin seeing 1…