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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.

Rain southern and central Minn. Sunday night and early Monday, snow to the north

Rain southern and central Minn. Sunday night and early Monday, snow to the north

Our average high temperature is 64 in the Twin Cities metro area this time of year, but it can be quite a bit cooler or warmer than that on any given late-April day. Our highs were drastically cooler this weekend than they were last weekend. The temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport topped out at…
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Cool temps linger; rain southern Minn. tonight, with snow north

Cool temps linger; rain southern Minn. tonight, with snow north

Our average high temp is 64 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities metro area. We might not see 60s until next weekend, but we could flirt with 60 on Friday. On to the details. Temperature trends Many spots in Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Sunday afternoon highs in the lower 50s.…
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A cool but quiet Sunday; stuck in the 50s

A cool but quiet Sunday; stuck in the 50s

Residents of far southern Minnesota, who saw wet snow on Saturday, can look forward to much better weather on Sunday. Northwestern Minnesota had plenty of Saturday sunshine, but Sunday will bring clouds and a shower chance to that area. April is known for its changeable weather. Temperature trends Sunday highs will be in the upper 40s…
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Snow tapers in southeastern Minnesota this evening; a quick update

Snow tapers in southeastern Minnesota this evening; a quick update

Northwestern Minnesota has seen plenty of sunshine today.  Far southern Minnesota has seen wet snow. The snow, or a rain/snow mix, will gradually pull out of southeastern Minnesota this evening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern from mid afternoon through Saturday evening: The color chart…
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Metro shower chance, with a few flakes possible; heavy snow far southern Minnesota

Metro shower chance, with a few flakes possible; heavy snow far southern Minnesota

It sometimes snows in April. When it does, the April sun typically melts it quickly. That’s a comforting thought for areas of far southern Minnesota that will see the most snow this Saturday. The big picture A low pressure system will move across far northern Missouri today, spinning moisture over Iowa and southern portions of Minnesota…
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