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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.

April shower chances; Red River on the rise at Fargo

April shower chances; Red River on the rise at Fargo

Most of Minnesota will see highs in the 40s Thursday afternoon, with some 30s up along the North Shore of Lake Superior. A few spots in central Minnesota could touch 50 degrees, while the metro area probably peaks in the upper 40s.
by Ron Trenda

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Nice early spring day; mild wet weekend ahead

Nice early spring day; mild wet weekend ahead

April showers return to the weather picture across southern Minnesota Thursday and this weekend. Spotty light showers across southern Minnesota Thursday. Scattered showers Saturday, with more widespread rain Sunday.
by Paul Huttner

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Temps rebound nicely this week; some river levels will fall

Temps rebound nicely this week; some river levels will fall

The Mississippi River was expected to reach it’s spring crest at St. Paul Sunday evening. It seems appropriate that a few snowflakes floated down from the skies like celebratory confetti early Sunday evening in parts of the metro area. We can now look forward to a slowly-falling Mississippi River level at St. Paul as we…
by Ron Trenda

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Rivers nearing crests; midweek rain chances

Rivers nearing crests; midweek rain chances

It’s the final day of March! Do you remember the Twin Cities low temp of 13 below zero and high temp of zero on March 3? How about the 10.3 inches of snow that fell in two storms during the first 10 days of the month? Happily, the snow melted and our temperatures have moderated…
by Ron Trenda

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Rivers keep rising; sprinkle and flurry chance on Sunday

Rivers keep rising; sprinkle and flurry chance on Sunday

It was a bright and sunny Saturday, but cool temps and gusty winds made it feel like February. Highs will be a few degrees warmer on Sunday, but some of us will see a sprinkle or a flurry. So it goes in March. Temperature trends Sunday highs will be in the 30s in northern Minnesota,…
by Ron Trenda

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