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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.

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Brace for the cold, enjoy the sunshine

Brace for the cold, enjoy the sunshine

It’ll be a bright Friday, but temps will be running about 25 degrees below average. There will be enough wind to generate wind chills in the -25 to -35 range in the Twin Cities metro area and much of eastern Minnesota, where the wind chill advisory continues until  noon: A wind chill warning for even…
by Ron Trenda

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Wind and snow slow commutes; colder Thursday night, Friday

Wind and snow slow commutes; colder Thursday night, Friday

Plan on a slow afternoon-evening commute. Whiteout conditions are expected in portions of western and south-central Minnesota Thursday into this evening.
by Ron Trenda

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Snow and blowing snow slow down our commutes

Snow and blowing snow slow down our commutes

Snow will be with us most of Thursday, tapering off in the evening. Blowing snow will reduce visibility. Here’s a summary: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential snow pattern Thursday into the evening: Projected snow amounts are highest to the east: The Twin Cities metro area is…
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Wave No. 2: Snow returns by evening

Wave No. 2: Snow returns by evening

Snow will fall for the better part of 24 hours in many areas. That should easily produce 4 to 8 inches across most of Minnesota by late Thursday. Some ice may mix in at times.
by Paul Huttner

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Snow coming Tuesday and again late on Wednesday

Snow coming Tuesday and again late on Wednesday

Metro area snow should begin by late morning and continue through the afternoon and well into the evening. Something around 3 inches should fall by late afternoon with about another inch expected in the evening.
by Bill Endersen

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Icy start to an unsettled week

Icy start to an unsettled week

Much snow melted over the weekend. That was just the beginning of the problem across many areas. The meltwater refroze into glare ice Sunday night as temperatures fell below freezing. Freezing drizzle and light freezing rain added more ice. The Monday morning commute was quite the icy mess with many crashes and spinouts. In the…
by Bill Endersen

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Very slippery Monday morning with much colder temperatures arriving

Very slippery Monday morning with much colder temperatures arriving

The atmosphere is going to be jittery this week. A fairly weak disturbance will spread a bit of snow across mainly the southern half of Minnesota on Tuesday. The Twin Cities area might pick up 2 or 3 inches of fresh snow.
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