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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.

Little snow, big temperature swings

Little snow, big temperature swings

Sunshine and above-average temperatures highlight Friday, but changes arrive tonight as a clipper brings a light snow chance into Saturday, followed by cooler air this weekend.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Sloppy snow overnight; more typical wintry weekend ahead

Sloppy snow overnight; more typical wintry weekend ahead

A sloppy weather system brings some rain changing to wet snow overnight. A more wintry air mass arrives by the weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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Another foggy start to Thursday with rain showers by afternoon

Another foggy start to Thursday with rain showers by afternoon

Thursday begins with dense fog in many areas, followed by rain showers during the afternoon that will mix with snow as colder air moves in behind the system.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Thaw today! Rain snow mix south late Thursday

Thaw today! Rain snow mix south late Thursday

Temperatures hit 50 degrees Wednesday afternoon in southwest Minnesota. Thursday brings a rain to snow mix in the south.
by Paul Huttner

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Warmer Wednesday followed by a rain-snow mix Thursday

Warmer Wednesday followed by a rain-snow mix Thursday

Wednesday begins with areas of freezing fog and icy patches, then temperatures rise above freezing across the region with breaks of sunshine. Thursday brings a rain-snow mix with minimal accumulation expected.
by Brandon Weatherz

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Ice, snow system trending north toward Twin Cities late Thursday

Ice, snow system trending north toward Twin Cities late Thursday

Some forecast models show a more northward trend for a possible rain, ice, and snow system late Thursday. If that happens it could bring wintry precipitation into the Twin Cities area late Thursday.
by Paul Huttner

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January thaw ahead, then colder with some snow late this week

January thaw ahead, then colder with some snow late this week

Milder temperatures ahead by Wednesday afternoon. A storm system will likely bring accumulating snow to southeast Minnesota Thursday into Friday.
by Paul Huttner

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Messy, icy start to Tuesday with a mix of freezing rain and rain

Messy, icy start to Tuesday with a mix of freezing rain and rain

A messy start to Tuesday is underway across Minnesota and western Wisconsin as freezing rain and rain combine with dense and freezing fog, reducing visibility and creating slick travel conditions.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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