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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

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Fall colors update; temperatures change dramatically into Friday

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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Severe drought returns to Minnesota for the first time since spring

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

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

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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Summerlike warmth Wednesday and Thursday, colder air this weekend

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

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Hurricane Milton regains Category 5 strength

Hurricane Milton regains Category 5 strength

Hurricane Milton is a category 5 storm once again.
by Paul Huttner

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Season's coldest air so far ahead next week?

Season's coldest air so far ahead next week?

Enjoy our 70s and 80s the rest of this week. It looks like we’ll finally get some below-normal temperatures into Minnesota early next week.
by Paul Huttner

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Temps in the 60s and 70s Tuesday, climbing to 80s by Thursday

Temps in the 60s and 70s Tuesday, climbing to 80s by Thursday

Sunny skies and anomalous warmth are the headlines yet again. We’ll be about 5-15 degrees above normal Tuesday with highs in the 60s and 70s. Eighty-degree readings return Thursday. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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