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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.

March 20, 2023 1:06 PM

Spring equinox at 4:24 p.m.; gradually milder this week

We’ll feel gradually milder temperatures this week. The Twin Cities hit 40 degrees on Sunday. A string of days in the 40s still looks likely this week in the south with mostly 30s up north.

by Paul Huttner

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March 20, 2023 8:50 AM

Spring begins but winter hangs on with rain, snow late Tuesday

Monday will see a fair amount of sun with below-normal temperatures. Rain and snow develop late Tuesday into early Wednesday with another system moving across southern Minnesota Wednesday night.

by Sven Sundgaard

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March 20, 2023 6:20 AM

Still below normal Monday with two rounds of moisture this week

Look for some sun Monday with temperatures back in the 30s and 20s across the state, still somewhat below normal. We have two systems bringing moisture to Minnesota this week. The first arrives late Tuesday with rain and snow showers.

by Sven Sundgaard

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March 19, 2023 6:04 PM

Quiet start to the week, then snow in some areas Tuesday into Wednesday

After a bright and breezy Sunday, some weather changes are on tap for the coming week. We have the latest on who will see some snow Tuesday into Wednesday.

by Ron Trenda

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March 19, 2023 10:34 AM

Back to the 30s Sunday afternoon; Rain and snow return late Tuesday into Wednesday

Temperatures will rebound nicely Sunday afternoon, but we’ll have gusty winds. Our next good chance of rain or snow arrives Tuesday afternoon and lingers into early Wednesday.

by Ron Trenda

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March 19, 2023 8:22 AM

A bright and breezy Sunday; back to the 30s

After a very cold start Sunday morning, temperatures will rebound nicely Sunday afternoon. We have the forecast details.

by Ron Trenda

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March 18, 2023 5:55 PM

30s return Sunday, 40s on Tuesday. Closing in on 7th snowiest snow season

We’ll have very cold temperatures Sunday morning, then temps recover nicely in the afternoon. Even milder temps will arrive this coming week. We’re very close to becoming the seventh-snowiest snow season in Twin Cities weather records.

by Ron Trenda

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March 18, 2023 10:40 AM

Chilly weekend, then milder temps this week; Freeze warnings Texas to the Carolinas

Saturday and Saturday night temperatures will make it feel more like January than March. We have details on when our temps will rebound, as we look at Sunday and the week ahead.