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.

March 20, 2021 4:55 PM

Mild temperatures continue Sunday with areas of rain

South winds will bring another mild day for Sunday, but the sky will be less sunny. Rain will reach northwestern Minnesota Sunday morning and spread east across the north. Scattered showers will break out in the southern half of the state in the afternoon. A much larger, soggier storm system with rain and snow will arrive late on Monday and stay into Wednesday.

by Bill Endersen

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March 20, 2021 10:45 AM

Sunny, mild, windswept Saturday; rain mainly north Sunday

Bright sun and a brisk south wind is warming us nicely for Saturday. Rain will reach northwestern Minnesota Sunday morning and advance eastward across mainly the northern half of the state. A stronger weather system from the southwest will bring rain beginning late Monday in southern Minnesota, eventually changing to snow in the north on Tuesday.

by Bill Endersen

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March 20, 2021 7:55 AM

Mild, breezy weekend; wet next week

Sunshine and a strong southerly breeze will treat us to a mild spring weekend. Showers will break out on Sunday beginning in northwestern Minnesota. A stronger weather system will bring prolonged rain, snow and cooler temperatures from later Monday into Wednesday.

by Bill Endersen

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March 19, 2021 5:17 PM

Spring like weekend; heavy rain and snow potential by Tuesday

An April-like weekend gives way to heavy rain and snow next week.

by Paul Huttner

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March 19, 2021 3:13 PM

Ice out ahead: First lakes now ice-free in southern Minnesota?

Satellite images appear to show the first ice-free lakes in southern Minnesota Friday.

by Paul Huttner

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March 19, 2021 12:05 PM

Weekend forecast: Warmer, with gusty winds

Our temps will be unusually warm this weekend, but the winds will be gusty. We have the forecast details, including the rain chance that arrives on Sunday. Parts of Minnesota still have snow cover; we’ll show you where that snow lingers.

by Ron Trenda