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.

October 11, 2024 5:49 AM

Seasonably chilly air moves in for the weekend

Two successive cool fronts will finally drop temperatures to below normal readings Sunday and Monday. These will be the first below normal temps in more than a month.

by Sven Sundgaard

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October 10, 2024 5:22 PM

Chance for northern lights again Thursday night

A geomagnetic storm watch is in progress.

by Paul Huttner

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October 10, 2024 12:40 PM

Fall colors update; temperatures change dramatically into Friday

We have one more warm day ahead before several cold fronts bring temperatures back to seasonal and below-seasonal levels. Meanwhile, fall colors in the northland are expected to reach their peak this weekend.

by Mandy Thalhuber

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October 10, 2024 9:40 AM

Severe drought returns to Minnesota for the first time since spring

Minnesota’s drought continued to deepen over the past week. Severe drought now covers 20 percent of the state for the first time since spring.

by Sven Sundgaard

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October 10, 2024 5:46 AM

Last 80-degree day potentially of 2024. Much cooler this weekend

Enjoy what’s likely to be the last 80-degree day of the 2024 season. Two cold fronts will drop temperatures by Sunday to the coldest readings since April. Light rain is also possible.

by Sven Sundgaard

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October 9, 2024 5:19 PM

Hurricane Milton landfall overnight; summery Thursday ahead

Hurricane Milton hammers Florida.

by Paul Huttner

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October 9, 2024 1:20 PM

Why are we seeing so many northern lights this year? Another show possible Thursday night

It’s not your imagination. Northern lights are unusually frequent above Minnesota this year. This solar cycle has been very good at producing auroras visible over Minnesota, and our dry weather pattern has produced many clear sky nights so we can see the shows.

by Paul Huttner

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October 9, 2024 5:59 AM

Summerlike warmth Wednesday and Thursday, colder air this weekend

Temperatures will warm up a bit more Wednesday and especially Thursday with highs in the 80s across southern Minnesota. More typical October chilly air arrives this weekend.

by Sven Sundgaard