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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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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.
by Ron Trenda

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Polar vortex recap; a timely warming trend!

Polar vortex recap; a timely warming trend!

The coldest air is moving away, and temperatures will rebound dramatically over the next few days. This is good timing, with the weekend just ahead!
by Ron Trenda

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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 lingers; afternoon/evening snow showers

Arctic chill lingers; afternoon/evening snow showers

Metro area highs are expected to reach the mid 30s on Saturday. We're shooting for 40s in the metro area and southeastern Minnesota on Sunday:
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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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Dangerous wind chills Wednesday; much milder weekend temps

Dangerous wind chills Wednesday; much milder weekend temps

High temperatures will be in the 20s below zero in much of west-central and northwestern Minnesota Wednesday afternoon, with teens below zero elsewhere.
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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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Extremely dangerous cold and wind chill into Thursday

Extremely dangerous cold and wind chill into Thursday

Expect Twin Cities temperatures to fall to around 15 below by late afternoon. Wind chills around the state will be in the minus 30s and minus 40s all day while the northwest corner will be in the minus 50s.
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Historic cold, windy weather coming our way

Historic cold, windy weather coming our way

Monday evening weather headlines: Alberta clipper laid down a fresh blanket of snow to radiate heat to space Dangerously cold and sometimes windy weather is coming our way Tuesday through Thursday Twin Cities temperatures will be our coldest in 23 years; record lows are possible Saturday will feel balmy Now let’s dig a little deeper…
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Fluffy snow ending; brutal cold on its way

Fluffy snow ending; brutal cold on its way

Low temperatures on both Wednesday and Thursday mornings are likely to range from from about 25 below in the south to around 40 below in the north. The Twin Cities could be down around 28 below on both days.
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