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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists Ben Cathey, 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.

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Coldest air since April; frost advisory, freeze watch and warnings west

Coldest air since April; frost advisory, freeze watch and warnings west

We have the coldest air since April in place. Look for scattered rain showers Friday and blustery northwest winds at 15 to 25 mph. The weekend will be mainly dry with a little more sun.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Windy, colder than normal with occasional showers Friday

Windy, colder than normal with occasional showers Friday

Friday will be quite the shock with cold temperatures, wind and occasional spotty rain showers. Saturday will remain chilly but with less wind and more sunshine.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Chilly temps; occasional showers Thursday night, Friday morning

Chilly temps; occasional showers Thursday night, Friday morning

Chilly temps are on tap the next few days. We have details on that plus the rain outlook Thursday night and Friday, and an updated fall color map.
by Ron Trenda

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Cooler air blast coming; drought conditions persist

Cooler air blast coming; drought conditions persist

Thursday will be windy with sunshine in southern Minnesota while northern Minnesota sees scattered showers develop. Cooler air moves in for Friday, touching off more showers.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Windy Thursday with showers mainly north; colder Friday

Windy Thursday with showers mainly north; colder Friday

Thursday will be seasonably cool and windy with clouds and some showers north while southern Minnesota sees more sun. Friday will bring colder air and spotty showers statewide.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Fall colors peaking up north

Fall colors peaking up north

Annual fall color peak in the next week across Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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Much cooler remainder of the week; 80s may be over

Much cooler remainder of the week; 80s may be over

Tuesday marked the fourth consecutive day in the 80s but is it the last, climatologically? Look for much cooler air and more possible showers Thursday and Friday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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