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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.

Arctic phenomenon: Lake Superior Steam Devils

Arctic phenomenon: Lake Superior Steam Devils

Call them “nature’s stupid cold weather tricks.” Arctic air is not just cold, it triggers some interesting weather phenomenon you just don’t see at some latitudes. Case in point? Steam devils and Arctic sea smoke. Check out the images sent to Updraft by Guy Sander from Saginaw, Minn. looking out over Lake Superior just after 9 a.m. Tuesday morning.…
by Paul Huttner

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Coldest day of winter so far; Saturday snow?

Coldest day of winter so far; Saturday snow?

The core of the coldest air slides over Minnesota the next 30 hours. Wednesday should be slightly colder than this morning across most of Minnesota. New Year's Eve temps hover near 10 degrees-above zero.
by Paul Huttner

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Growing daylight, and making ice on lakes

Growing daylight, and making ice on lakes

“As the days grow longer the cold grows stronger.” – Weather proverb That old weather proverb rings true as we get ready to welcome 2015 in Minnesota. There’s often sound meteorological science behind many weather proverbs. Astute intuitive observations by our weather-savvy ancestors reflected science that may have been unknown at the time. The power of observation can…
by Paul Huttner

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Cold air to settle in behind overnight snowfall

Cold air to settle in behind overnight snowfall

Once again it appears that far northwest Minnesota will miss out on the next snow event. So far this season, Fargo, N.D. has accumulated 4.5 inches of snow, with 0.9 inches falling in December.  All of Minnesota will experience colder temperatures as we close out December and move into January. The Weather Prediction Center favors…
by Craig Edwards

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