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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.

Cooler midweek, then a rebound

Cooler midweek, then a rebound

We hit 74 degrees in the Twin Cities this Monday, a whopping 13 degrees above average. Even Duluth topped 70 degrees this afternoon, which is impressive warmth on October 10th! No need to break out the flip-flops, a cold front is lurking to the northwest. The cold front moves slowly through Minnesota on Tuesday, spreading some…
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Warmer today; frost possible Thursday

Warmer today; frost possible Thursday

We reached 60 degrees in the Twin Cities yesterday, just one degree shy of our average high temp. We should hit 70 today, with southerly winds ahead of an approaching low pressure system: Scattered showers could develop this evening. An approaching cold front will bring scattered showers to western Minnesota Tuesday, and those showers spread…
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Warmer temps; frost could return Thursday

Warmer temps; frost could return Thursday

Our October began with highs in the 70s on four consecutive days in the Twin Cities. Highs dropped into the more normal 60s the following two days. Our gusty winds and highs in the upper 40s last Friday made it feel like late November. Some of us starting thinking about winter prep check lists. This weekend, we’ve seen areas…
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Hurricane Matthew update; frost advisory MN early Sunday

Hurricane Matthew update; frost advisory MN early Sunday

Hurricane Matthew made landfall late Saturday morning near McClellanville, South Carolina, which is northeast of Charleston.  Matthew moved northeastward Saturday afternoon as a category one hurricane. Heavy rain, damaging winds and dangerous storm surges hit many areas along the Carolina coast. Today’s enhanced infrared satellite loop shows the highest and coldest (red) cloud tops near the center of Hurricane Matthew: Here is the late Saturday…
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Hurricane Matthew pounds Carolina coast

Hurricane Matthew pounds Carolina coast

Hurricane Matthew is bringing damaging winds, torrential rains and an impressive storm surge to the coast of South Carolina this Saturday morning. The enhanced infrared satellite loop shows the highest and coldest (red) cloud tops near the center of Hurricane Matthew: Here is the combination visible and infrared (temperature sensing) satellite view: You can follow the visible/IR satellite…
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Hurricane Matthew pounds Florida’s east coast

Hurricane Matthew pounds Florida’s east coast

The eyewall of Hurricane Matthew touched the Florida coast this morning, but the center remained offshore: The GOES East satellite shows the eye wall of #Matthew hugging the coast of Central FL. Latest storm information at https://t.co/23LPq0l6qb pic.twitter.com/hM0JcmxByb — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) October 7, 2016 Here is the combination visible and IR (temperature sensing) satellite view:…
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