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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.

Snowstorm totals; the cold facts about this weekend

Snowstorm totals; the cold facts about this weekend

Friday’s snowstorm was memorable in much of southern Minnesota. Latest snowfall totals: 11" of snow was reported 5 miles west of Clarks Grove (north of Albert Lea). Photo attached. In addition, 10" of snow was reported in Sherburn (west of Fairmont). #mnwx pic.twitter.com/u95T6aY68n — NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) January 19, 2019 Here are a few…
by Ron Trenda

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Snowstorm continues Friday evening in southern Minn.; cold through the weekend

Snowstorm continues Friday evening in southern Minn.; cold through the weekend

As expected, the heaviest snow Friday afternoon has been in southern Minnesota, missing the Twin Cities metro area. As of mid afternoon on Friday, 8 inches of snow were tallied in Pipestone and Fulda in southwestern Minnesota, Albert Lea of south-central Minnesota reported 4 inches of new snow, but 7 inches of snow had already fallen…
by Ron Trenda

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Heavy snow in parts of southern Minn. today, less snow for the metro area

Heavy snow in parts of southern Minn. today, less snow for the metro area

Here’s the latest on the southern Minnesota heavy snow as we go through Friday and Friday evening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow pattern Friday through Friday night: The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of the signal that returns…
by Ron Trenda

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January is back!

January is back!

January has returned from its sabbatical. Temperatures dropped down to a seasonable range or colder for most of Minnesota Wednesday morning. International Falls reported a chilly 22 degrees below zero before 6 a.m. The Twin Cities area fell into the upper single digits. Bare-ground areas such as the Twin Cities would be colder if there…
by Bill Endersen

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