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.

This is great timing. The arctic chill is leaving us, and temperatures will be a bit milder than normal on Saturday. Some areas have a chance of light snow on Saturday too. Details on that, plus your Sunday forecast and an update on our Minnesota snow cover.
Incredibly cold temperatures and wind chills were recorded Thursday morning. What can you expect tonight and Friday? We have details on that, plus a mixed bag of weekend temperatures and who may see some snow.
Wind chills of -40: Brutal cold envelops Minnesota
The entire state is seeing dangerous cold Thursday, with some morning wind chills of minus 40 or below. Some schools, like in the Anoka-Hennepin district, are closed while others, including in Minneapolis and St. Paul, remain open.
Arctic blast: 40 hours of subzero wind chills ahead
It’s a relatively brief but intense arctic outbreak across Minnesota. Temperatures have plunged behind our latest arctic front. Wind chills will be in the subzero range across most of Minnesota from Wednesday evening until noon Friday.