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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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Bright Saturday in western Minnesota, pesky clouds elsewhere

This will be a fairly typical Saturday in April: not too warm and not too cold. We have the details, including who may see a shower.
by Ron Trenda

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Decent weekend; temps plunge next week

Decent weekend; temps plunge next week

Our weekend weather falls into the “decent” category for early to mid-April. We timed the rainfall to fall during the week. This weekend will be mostly dry across Minnesota, with the exception of steady light rain in northeast Minnesota Sunday.
by Paul Huttner

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Jekyll and Hyde April: Wild temperature swings this month

Jekyll and Hyde April: Wild temperature swings this month

Minnesota has alternated between extreme warmth and cold this year. Here’s a look at how wildly temperature patterns have fluctuated in 2021 so far.
by Paul Huttner

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Drier skies return for the weekend

Rainy weather continues Friday, with a drier break coming over the weekend. Temperatures next week trend below average, which means some of the upcoming precipitation could come as snow.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Soggy and foggy weather Friday

Minnesota continues its wet trend on Friday, and all the recent moisture plus light winds have led to areas of dense morning fog.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Periods of rain through Friday

Showers continue across Minnesota Thursday and Friday, then finally clear out Saturday.  Temperatures stay cooler for most of the state.
by Nicole Mitchell

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More rain for Minnesota Thursday

Showers and storms continue to move across Minnesota Thursday, and another large temperature contrast sets up with much milder weather southeast.
by Nicole Mitchell

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