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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.

Mildest temps since mid-January; snowstorm for northern Minn. Sunday evening into Monday

Mildest temps since mid-January; snowstorm for northern Minn. Sunday evening into Monday

Happy Groundhog Day! We’ll have mild weekend temps, followed by cooler weather this coming week. If you’re heading out to play in the snow this weekend, you’ll be interested in the latest Minnesota snow depth map from the Minnesota State Climatology Office: Temperature trends Saturday afternoon highs are expected to be in the 30s across roughly the…
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Mild weekend temps; snow Sunday night into Monday for some areas

Mild weekend temps; snow Sunday night into Monday for some areas

It seemed like a long cold stretch! The temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport finally climbed above zero at 6 a.m. this Friday, after being at or below zero for 78 consecutive hours. We’ve had much longer stretches of cold weather. The Minnesota State Climatology Office has compiled an interesting list of cold weather streaks: Note…
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Goodbye vortex, hello mild weekend; wintry mix Sunday night into Monday

Goodbye vortex, hello mild weekend; wintry mix Sunday night into Monday

Friday highs will be in the teens in about the northeastern half of Minnesota, with lots of 20s elsewhere. The far southwest will see some 30s. Saturday highs will be in the 30s in the southern half of Minnesota, with mostly 20s in the north.
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Arctic chill’s last gasp; much warmer this weekend!

Arctic chill’s last gasp; much warmer this weekend!

Most of Minnesota should see highs Thursday afternoon in the single digits below zero, with a few spots in the far north staying a bit colder. Highs Friday reach the teens in about the northeastern half of Minnesota.
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Arctic chill continues Thursday, but with lighter winds; weekend warmup!

Arctic chill continues Thursday, but with lighter winds; weekend warmup!

Our low temperature of 28 degrees below zero at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Wednesday morning was two degrees shy of tying the record low. We’ll have a good shot at the Jan. 31 Twin Cities record low of 27 below. It was very cold when the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen, Minn., performed their Wednesday…
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Arctic cold front brings dangerously low temps and wind chills

Arctic cold front brings dangerously low temps and wind chills

This is way colder than your typical cold front.  The polar vortex has shifted, sending an incredible combo of very low temps and wind chills to the Upper Midwest. A quick explanation of the polar vortex: What is the polar vortex? This graphic will explain. #INwx #indy pic.twitter.com/cPGLp6jIsY — NWS Indianapolis (@NWSIndianapolis) January 29, 2019…
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