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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists, Paul Huttner, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

MPR News brings you the latest weather outlook, across all of Minnesota, so you can be better prepared for your day.

Breezy and warmer

Breezy and warmer

Our average high temperature is 52 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities. We’re going to shoot right by that this afternoon, and highs over central and southern Minnesota will be 15 to 20 degrees above normal: Some 70s are possible over parts of southern Minnesota this afternoon, and we could even touch…
by Ron Trenda

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Near 70 Friday, balmy Halloween, longest growing season?

Near 70 Friday, balmy Halloween, longest growing season?

Sep-tober This is getting a little silly. Our balmy October continues Friday with mild southerly breezes and soaring temperatures. Bank thermometers make a run at 70 degrees from the metro south Friday afternoon. Lines at your neighborhood Dairy Queen. Canadian Geese will be forgiven for winging north instead of south. Friday’s warm front is fleeting, but…
by Paul Huttner

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Milder temps

Milder temps

High temperatures should pop back into the 50s today over most of Minnesota, an improvement over yesterday’s 40s. Some spots in southwestern Minnesota could flirt with 60 this afternoon: Our average high this time of year is 53 degrees in the Twin Cities. Highs will warm into the 70s over southwestern Minnesota tomorrow: The Twin Cities…
by Ron Trenda

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NOAA’s GOES R: Like LASIK for weather satellites

Think of it as LASIK for weather satellites. When NOAA’s news GOES R takes flight November 16th, it will revolutionize the capability of weather satellite images. GOES-R features 34 meteorological, solar and space weather products. Here’s more on GOES R from NOAA. The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) is the nation’s next generation of geostationary weather satellites.…
by Paul Huttner

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A lovely Monday, then rain on its way

Foggy start in some parts Clear skies have led to a foggy start to the day in west central and northwestern Minnesota. Visibilities were down to a half mile or less in much of that area before sunrise this morning. A lovely Monday on its way High pressure building into the state will treat us…
by Bill Endersen

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Mostly 50s this week; rain returns Tuesday

Mostly 50s this week; rain returns Tuesday

Our Saturday was spectacular, with sunshine and a high of 64 degrees in the Twin Cities. A few spots in southern Minnesota even touched 70. Our Sunday high temps will be cooler, but still slightly above normal in the south: A few spots in southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities could touch 60 Sunday afternoon, with…
by Ron Trenda

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