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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists Ben Cathey, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

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Warmup this week; melting snow, possibly 1-2 inches of rain

Warmup this week; melting snow, possibly 1-2 inches of rain

It was great to see the Sunday sunshine, even if you had some shoveling to do: Pro tip: after two hours of shoveling and snow blowing, lie down in the snow to ice your muscles. pic.twitter.com/guzdA2OfOT — Tim Post (@TimPostmanPost) March 10, 2019 Snow forecast needed tweaking My Saturday morning snow forecast called for a…
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Impressive Saturday snow totals in western Minn.; rain could cause flooding this week

Impressive Saturday snow totals in western Minn.; rain could cause flooding this week

  The accumulating snow is over in the Twin Cities metro area, and we have blustery winds as we shovel and plow this Sunday morning. This snow is much heavier than the light, fluffy snows that we saw last month. Here are some shoveling tips, from the NWS: Please be careful when shoveling this weekend.…
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Snow moves on; rain Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday and Thursday

Snow moves on; rain Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday and Thursday

Happy Daylight Saving Time! Here’s your Sunday morning weather briefing. Lingering light snow in portions of the Twin Cities metro area will pull away as we go through the morning hours. Snow continues today in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation…
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Wet snow ends early Sunday; who will win the golden shovel?

Wet snow ends early Sunday; who will win the golden shovel?

The timing was pretty good for Twin Cities residents. We had good travel conditions through most of the daylight hours. The rain didn’t mix with sleet and snow until late Saturday afternoon, then the wet snow arrived for the evening hours:   A Metro Transit Green Line light rail train makes its way through steady…
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Several inches of wet snow for the metro area; highest snow totals in western Minnesota

Several inches of wet snow for the metro area; highest snow totals in western Minnesota

Slightly warmer temperatures late this afternoon delayed our changeover from rain to wet snow in the Twin Cities metro area. We’ll see the wet snow this evening into the overnight hours, but snow totals will be a bit lower than earlier forecasts. I don’t think too many people will complain about shoveling a little less snow!…
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Cranked-up winter storm on the move – Saturday afternoon update

Cranked-up winter storm on the move – Saturday afternoon update

The developing winter storm you have been hearing about and talking about all week has cranked up and is advancing across Minnesota. Here are some adjustments to the forecast: The storm is tracking farther to the northwest than was originally forecast, back when it was first coming ashore in California early in the week The…
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Wintry mix, then heavy, wet snow; update on the timing and snow amounts

Wintry mix, then heavy, wet snow; update on the timing and snow amounts

Here we go again. Western Minnesota has seen snow and a wintry mix this Saturday morning. That combo will spread into eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through the afternoon and evening hours. On to the details Big picture The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential…
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Winter storm will dump heavy, wet snow on Minnesota and western Wisconsin

Winter storm will dump heavy, wet snow on Minnesota and western Wisconsin

This is a major winter storm that’s hitting us today and tonight. It’s already bringing some snow and light freezing rain to southwestern Minnesota this morning, and that will transition to mostly all snow as it spreads north and northeastward this morning and afternoon. The snow continues overnight. Southeastern Minnesota will see rain or a…
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Major Saturday storm on track, but less snow for Twin Cities area?

Major Saturday storm on track, but less snow for Twin Cities area?

Our MPR forecast is for 4 to 8 inches in the Twin Cities, lower than weather service. Another model sees 4 to 7 inches across the Twin Cities with double-digit snowfall potential north and west.
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