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.

April 28, 2015 3:33 AM

Spotty showers today, stormy May ahead?

A wetter and stormier May weather pattern appears to be developing for the Upper Midwest. That's good news for drought in Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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April 27, 2015 2:16 PM

Great start to the week

We'll see a mix of sun and clouds on Tuesday, with a few scattered showers possible at times. Does great April weather mean we're safe from frost yet? Well, not really.

by Ron Trenda

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April 27, 2015 2:26 AM

A rather quiet weather week

Afternoon temperatures will be rather mild for much of the week. Today's highs will be mainly in the 60s, excluding the region along the shores of Lake Superior.

by Craig Edwards

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April 24, 2015 10:10 AM

Weekend trends sunnier, 60s return next week

Minnesota winters are a long haul event. It seems like we're never really "safe" until June. But this spring has come well ahead of last year. Farmers are in the fields a month earlier than last year. The April numbers tell the tale.

by Paul Huttner

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April 23, 2015 12:31 PM

Friday showers, 70s next week? Chile volcano dazzles

Our spring weather foxtrot is ready to take a few more steps forward. Warmer days are on the horizon, as a chilly Canadian air mass shifts east this weekend.

by Paul Huttner

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April 22, 2015 2:40 PM

Water is the new oil: Piping Lake Superior water West?

What sounds like futuristic climate fiction is actually a reality today in the west as water supplies dwindle in the fourth year of epic drought.

by Paul Huttner

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April 22, 2015 3:52 AM

Red flag warnings; rare quad rainbow goes viral

High pressure and lighter winds ease in tonight through tomorrow. Sunshine returns to most of Minnesota. Freezing mornings the next two days, slow moderation to 60 by Sunday.

by Paul Huttner

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April 21, 2015 12:06 PM

Sunnier days return; warm and stormy early May?

These are the days we are reminded the only thing between the Arctic Circle and Minnesota is a barbed wire fence at the Canadian border.

by Paul Huttner

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April 21, 2015 2:20 AM

Tuesday bluster; Illinois tornado’s long track

Our weather mellows as the week moves on. We start with more sun and less wind tomorrow. The air mass should support 60 degrees by Sunday.

by Paul Huttner

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April 20, 2015 12:36 PM

Why Minnesota’s lakes love blustery April weather

You may cringe at the blustery wind and bracing chill in the air these days. But in the Land of 10,000 Lakes the winds of April are critical in renewing the health of Minnesota's favorite resource.

by Paul Huttner

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