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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.

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Temperatures tumble Thursday; warmer weekend

Temperatures tumble Thursday; warmer weekend

Another cold front is blowing through Minnesota, dropping Thursday’s temperatures into the teens by the afternoon and back below zero overnight into Friday. A rapid warmup is back for the weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Winds to rise, temps fall following mild Thursday start

Winds to rise, temps fall following mild Thursday start

After touching 33 degrees in the Twin Cities early Thursday, temperatures fall as the day turns blustery. Winds will be from the northwest at 10 to 17 mph with gusts over 20. Expect to be back a few degrees below zero early Friday morning.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Cryosphere: Coldest January in 8 years for Minnesota

Cryosphere: Coldest January in 8 years for Minnesota

January is delivering a good old-fashioned winter. After a mild fall and slightly milder than average December, vigorous winter weather has kicked in across Minnesota this month.
by Paul Huttner

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Dangerous cold starts to move out; warmer by evening

Dangerous cold starts to move out; warmer by evening

Dangerously cold wind chills dominated much of the eastern half of Minnesota early Wednesday. We warm up quickly Wednesday. By early Thursday morning, temperatures will be well into the 20s, even near 30 in southern Minnesota ahead of another shot of colder air.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Frigid air departs after Wednesday morning

Frigid air departs after Wednesday morning

We’re seeing temperatures that rival our coldest readings yet across the Twin Cities. We were minus 17 on Jan. 7 and we’re at minus 16 so far early Wednesday. Wind chill values are in the minus 30s across the Twin Cities and for much of the state. That’s dangerously cold. Exposed skin can freeze in as little as 10 minutes.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Expect 15-20 below in Twin Cities, southern Minnesota Wednesday morning

Expect 15-20 below in Twin Cities, southern Minnesota Wednesday morning

The core of bitter arctic air mass slides across southern Minnesota overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. A milder air mass will quickly slide into Minnesota Wednesday afternoon.
by Paul Huttner

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Subzero temps grip Minnesota through Wednesday morning

Subzero temps grip Minnesota through Wednesday morning

The latest arctic blast isn’t done with us quite yet. Tuesday morning was very cold with lows ranging from the minus teens to minus 30. Tuesday night will be even colder for the eastern half of the state. Temps rise rapidly Wednesday afternoon.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Dangerously cold wind chills: Arctic blast persists through Wednesday morning

Dangerously cold wind chills: Arctic blast persists through Wednesday morning

Wind chills are dangerously cold for many areas Tuesday morning. In the Twin Cities wind chills are generally around minus 25 but much of western and northern Minnesota are experiencing wind chill values of minus 30 to minus 45 in some cases. Temperatures will largely remain below zero statewide with even colder temps in eastern Minnesota Tuesday night.
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