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 12, 2020 6:53 AM

Breezy Thursday; rain at times for many areas, snow or a mix in northern Minnesota

We’ll see rain at times today, but parts of northern Minnesota may see accumulating snow.

by Ron Trenda

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March 11, 2020 5:31 PM

Flood update: Minnesota River flooding closing more roads

Rising rivers in Minnesota causing additional road closures.

by Paul Huttner

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March 11, 2020 2:01 PM

Warm start to March; assessing temperature trends and snow chances ahead

March is off and running on warm notes. Temperatures running 9 degrees warmer than average so far this month. How does the rest of the month look?

by Paul Huttner

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March 11, 2020 9:45 AM

Twin Cities temps recover Wednesday afternoon. How snowy is March?

We have your forecast details for the next few days. We also take a look at Tuesday snow totals and how much snow we typically see in March.

by Ron Trenda

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March 11, 2020 6:48 AM

Areas of morning fog; temps rebound a bit

We have your quick weather briefing for Wednesday, and some Tuesday evening snow amounts.

by Ron Trenda

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March 10, 2020 5:05 PM

Warm front: Highs near 50 Wednesday, showers return Thursday

A warm front pushes milder air back into Minnesota Thursday.

by Paul Huttner

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March 10, 2020 1:57 PM

Tracking light afternoon rain showers

A weak weather disturbance is rolling through Minnesota today with light rain and snow showers.

by Paul Huttner

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March 10, 2020 7:57 AM

Drama-free weather this week; shovelable snow next week?

Split flow means storm tracks passing to our south and north this week. That means no major storms or Arctic outbreaks for at least the next several days. The split is likely to break down and might bring shovelable snow to parts of our area next week.

by Bill Endersen

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March 9, 2020 5:41 PM

Rapid snowmelt triggers some flooding

Very warm temperatures over the weekend triggered rapid snowmelt across Minnesota. Flood forecasters will recalibrate this week and issue new flood outlooks Thursday.

by Paul Huttner