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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.

Update: Storm track trends sightly south, 2″ to 6″ likely for metro

Update: Storm track trends sightly south, 2″ to 6″ likely for metro

Here’s a quick update from The late Monday night model runs. Our mid-March storm is still on track for Minnesota with one noticeable trend in the late evening model runs. The storm track is trending even further south and east. This increases confidence for snowfall in the metro. You can monitor updates to NWS warnings Read more →
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Nice cool weekend, St. Pat’s snow potential? 50s again late next week?

Nice cool weekend, St. Pat’s snow potential? 50s again late next week?

Ides of March If you don’t like the weather in Minnesota just wait 15 minutes. – Anonymous It’s quite possible that famous Minnesota weather quote originated in March. March is notorious for rapid weather changes in the Upper Midwest. A speedy undulating jet stream snakes overhead this month on it’s eventual journey northward into Canada. Read more →
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Snow cover takes a hit, trending cooler this weekend

Snow cover takes a hit, trending cooler this weekend

Springtime Symphony I can finally see my roof again. Just two weeks ago, I wondered if I would ever see my rooftop again as it was buried under two feet of snow. I rediscovered this week that I have a paved driveway too. The snow mountains I shoveled all winter long along my front walkway don’t Read more →
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Tracking a Thursday warm front: 40s and Maple sap weather return

Tracking a Thursday warm front: 40s and Maple sap weather return

Milder air returns Mild breezes return to Minnesota today. Even the snow covered lands of northern Minnesota catch a break today as highs soar into the 40s. Southwest winds blow in the metro again , 40s return for the Twin Cities metro area before a weekend cool off. Image: Weatherspark The snow free areas of Read more →
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Wintry relapse today, spring-like 40s return tomorrow

Wintry relapse today, spring-like 40s return tomorrow

Winter weather map It’s a winter like weather map today across Minnesota and the Great Lakes. Arctic air has temporarily nosed into northern Minnesota again today where sub-zero temperatures greeted folks in the northeast this morning. To add a little winter insult, a narrow band of lake-enhanced snow greeted folks around Two Harbors and Duluth Read more →
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