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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.

Chilly weekend ahead with a taste of winter in southwest Minnesota

Chilly weekend ahead with a taste of winter in southwest Minnesota

A fast-moving Alberta clipper is sliding south of the region for Saturday, bringing accumulating snow to extreme southwestern Minnesota. Behind it, cold Canadian air will settle in, keeping highs near freezing and pushing wind chills into the single digits by early Sunday morning.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Saturday clipper south; frigid weekend ahead

Saturday clipper south; frigid weekend ahead

A clipper brings some snow to southern Minnesota and northern Iowa Saturday. Freezing temperatures rule the weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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Locked, loaded and layered: What to expect for Minnesota's deer opener

Locked, loaded and layered: What to expect for Minnesota's deer opener

The coldest air of the season arrives right on cue for Minnesota’s deer opener this weekend. Hunters can expect a true November chill with frosty mornings across the state and a shot of slushy snow possible in the southwest.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Cold weekend ahead with rain and snow showers

Cold weekend ahead with rain and snow showers

The coldest air of the season thus far moves in for the weekend turning rain showers to snow showers. Temps bounce to normal by Tuesday again. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Clippers taking aim at parts of Minnesota; some snow ahead

Clippers taking aim at parts of Minnesota; some snow ahead

It’s clipper season in Minnesota. Two separate systems will bring snowflakes to parts of Minnesota through Saturday.
by Paul Huttner

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One more mild day with blustery winds before winter weather blows in this weekend

One more mild day with blustery winds before winter weather blows in this weekend

Thursday brings one more mild but windy day before a wintry change settles in for the weekend. Another quick-moving clipper system will brush northern Minnesota with light rain and snow.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Saturday clipper brings rain and snow chances

Saturday clipper brings rain and snow chances

Minnesota’s weather pattern is turning more wintry as we move through this week into the upcoming weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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Mild for now but trending wintry this weekend

Mild for now but trending wintry this weekend

November has opened on mild notes but much colder weather and a chance of snow is on the way this weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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High pressure brings abundant sun Wednesday, but big changes ahead

High pressure brings abundant sun Wednesday, but big changes ahead

High pressure is building back into Minnesota bringing more sunshine Wednesday. We’ll still be mild, but colder air moves in this weekend along with rain and snow showers. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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