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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.

Overnight chill followed by a cold Monday, snow chances Tuesday

Overnight chill followed by a cold Monday, snow chances Tuesday

The coldest air of the week settles in today before a fast-moving clipper system brings light snow chances and another round of temperature swings across the region.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Below-normal temperatures persist into midweek

Below-normal temperatures persist into midweek

A persistent northwest flow pattern will maintain cold and mostly dry conditions across the Upper Midwest through early next week before a more active midweek weather setup develops. A warming trend is expected to take shape toward the end of February.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Below-zero wind chills Saturday night; flurries possible Sunday

Below-zero wind chills Saturday night; flurries possible Sunday

Wind chills are expected to drop below zero overnight as colder air settles in and northwest winds remain brisk. Temperatures rebound Tuesday, but the warming trend will come with renewed chances for light snow, especially across northern parts of the region.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Chilly, calm conditions expected this weekend

Chilly, calm conditions expected this weekend

A chilly, quiet weekend is expected, with temperatures below normal. A more active pattern returns by midweek with multiple clipper systems.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Quiet, colder weekend ahead; heavy snow in southeastern Minnesota

Quiet, colder weekend ahead; heavy snow in southeastern Minnesota

The late-February warmup is fading fast, with accumulating snow underway in southeastern Minnesota and colder air settling across the region.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Hovland got 38.6 inches of snow but fell short of Minnesota's all-time record

Hovland got 38.6 inches of snow but fell short of Minnesota's all-time record

This week’s North Shore snow dump was a Minnesota record for any 24-hour period in February. But the storm fell short of the all-time state snowfall record from January 1994.
by Paul Huttner

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Here's how Lake Superior, terrain drive heavy snowfall on Minnesota’s North Shore

Here's how Lake Superior, terrain drive heavy snowfall on Minnesota’s North Shore

When winter storms move across northeastern Minnesota, snowfall totals along the North Shore are often higher than surrounding inland areas. The reason is a powerful combination of lake enhancement from Lake Superior and the areas orographic features.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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As 1 storm system departs, another grazes southeastern Minnesota

As 1 storm system departs, another grazes southeastern Minnesota

Snow showers will wind down on the North Shore Thursday. Another system will graze southeast Minnesota and Wisconsin Thursday night. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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