Showers and Thunderstorms Sweep Minneapolis, Des Moines, Milwaukee and Green Bay as Cold Front Crosses the Upper Midwest While Pacific Storm Brings Mountain Snow to the Northern Rockies
DES MOINES, IOWA — Two separate storm systems are shaping the weather across the northern United States today, Wednesday, October 28. In the Upper Midwest, a storm is sweeping a cold front across the region, bringing showers and thunderstorms to Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and nearby states. Out West, a Pacific storm continues to bring rain and high-elevation snow from the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies. The Weather Prediction Center’s forecast map, valid from 8 a.m. EDT Wednesday to 8 a.m. EDT Thursday, October 29, also shows rain and storms across parts of Texas and Florida. Tropical Storm Vance is churning in the Eastern Pacific off the coast of Mexico.
