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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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Sunday flakes, with near-normal temps

If you’re ready for a fresh coating of snow, you’re in luck. We’ll have periods of snow today, and temps that are fairly typical for late December.
by Ron Trenda

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Sunday snow; potential winter storm on Tuesday

Sunday snow; potential winter storm on Tuesday

We’ll see some Sunday flakes, along with typical late-December temps. We have details on that, plus a look at the week ahead, including a potential winter storm for Tuesday into early Wednesday.
by Ron Trenda

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Near-normal weekend temps; Sunday flakes

Temperatures are now returning to normal. If you’re hoping for more snow, you won’t have to wait very long. We have details on the Sunday snow, plus a bigger snowstorm that could hit us mid-week.
by Ron Trenda

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Saturday brings milder temps, a.m. fog in some areas

We’ll be a few degrees warmer today, and winds will be light. Parts of western Minnesota have a dense fog advisory until mid-morning.
by Ron Trenda

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Mild-mannered through the weekend; big storm potential next week

Mild-mannered through the weekend; big storm potential next week

A drama-free Christmas Day has been a meteorological treat statewide. Light snow is likely on Sunday. A major winter storm is possible beginning about Tuesday.
by Bill Endersen

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Merry White Christmas

Merry White Christmas

Milder, storm-free weather is arriving for Christmas Day. Sunday will bring light snow mainly to the north. A significant winter storm is possible next week around Tuesday and Wednesday.
by Bill Endersen

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Quiet weather for Christmas; snow chance returns on Sunday

We’ll start out with subzero temps on Christmas Day, then our temps will rebound nicely in the afternoon. We have details on that, plus our snow chance later this weekend and an updated Minnesota snow cover map.
by Ron Trenda

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Blizzard snow totals, plus your updated Christmas forecast

Who won the “golden shovel” award from our Wednesday blizzard? We answer that question, and take a look at your Christmas forecast.
by Ron Trenda

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Extreme cold Thursday, then milder on Christmas Day

In the wake of Wednesday’s crippling snowstorm, dangerous cold has spread across the state.  However, temperatures rebound by Christmas Day and stay seasonable through the holiday weekend.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Thursday stays dangerously cold all day

In the wake of Wednesday’s crippling snowstorm, arctic air has spread across Minnesota. Combined with lingering winds, wind chills stay brutally cold through the day.
by Nicole Mitchell

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