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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.

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Warmup begins Friday; few shower chances this weekend

Warmup begins Friday; few shower chances this weekend

Say goodbye to the cold temperatures. Friday begins the warming trend with highs near 50 in southern Minnesota. We’ll have partly cloudy skies with a few overnight showers possible. Next week brings highs in the 60s and 70s.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Warmest air mass in 5 months heading for Minnesota

Warmest air mass in 5 months heading for Minnesota

A major pattern change will bring springlike weather to Minnesota over the next week.
by Paul Huttner

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Clouds, snow showers north, sunshine south Thursday; warmer weekend

Clouds, snow showers north, sunshine south Thursday; warmer weekend

Snow showers linger in northeastern Minnesota Thursday with cold air lingering statewide. Southern Minnesota will see sun while clouds hang on north. Temperatures begin a rapid warmup Friday into the weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Chilly, windy Thursday but warming up quickly into the weekend

Chilly, windy Thursday but warming up quickly into the weekend

Thursday will still be cold with lingering clouds and morning snow showers in northeast Minnesota. Expect sunshine south but still chilly. It’ll be windy through the morning statewide before a rapid warmup this weekend. 
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Dust plume travels 1,500 miles, turns snow brown around Minnesota

Dust plume travels 1,500 miles, turns snow brown around Minnesota

Our latest storm system is so powerful it’s acting like a giant vacuum cleaner. High winds from this system have sucked up massive amounts of dust from sand dunes in New Mexico and northern Mexico and lofted it airborne before depositing it in Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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Wintry weather lingers Wednesday with gusty winds; warmer weekend

Wintry weather lingers Wednesday with gusty winds; warmer weekend

Snow showers and some patchy freezing drizzle will linger for northern Minnesota with additional accumulation, mainly near the international border. Winds will gust to 35 to 50 mph Wednesday. Temps warm up by the weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Minnesota wild weather: Blizzard warnings, big waves, ice, rain, hail

Minnesota wild weather: Blizzard warnings, big waves, ice, rain, hail

Our latest weather mess is producing a remarkable array of precipitation types across Minnesota. We’re seeing everything from heavy snow and ice to rain, thunder, hail and even a severe weather risk across Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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