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MPR News brings you the latest weather outlook, across all of Minnesota, so you can be better prepared for your day.

October 28, 2018 1:29 PM

50s again on Monday; Halloween weather update

After a cloudy Saturday, it was great to see the Sunday sunshine. The high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 57 degrees, which was 5 degrees warmer than our average high this time of year. You’ll probably like Monday too. Temperature trends Monday highs will reach the 50s in the Twin Cities metro area and…

by Ron Trenda

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October 28, 2018 3:40 AM

A windy Sunday; Halloween update

Strong winds will muss up your hair as walk outdoors this Sunday morning. The gusty winds could make driving difficult for high-profile vehicles in parts of Minnesota. The National Weather Service continues a wind advisory until noon Sunday for Dakota county plus most of south-central and southeastern Minnesota: Details of the wind advisory: URGENT –…

by Ron Trenda

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October 27, 2018 12:33 PM

Rain and wind coming late Saturday-Saturday night; turning much cooler next week

Our second weather system in as many days has been spinning up across the Dakotas this Saturday afternoon. Large areas of rain have spread quickly into a large part of northwestern Minnesota and part of the west central. Rain will race rapidly eastward into east central Minnesota Saturday evening and then into Wisconsin overnight. Isolated…

by Bill Endersen

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October 27, 2018 3:51 AM

More rain later on Saturday; blustery going into Sunday

Light rain has been lingering over portions of northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin this Saturday morning. Morning fog Elsewhere, widespread fog and some attendant drizzle formed overnight in large areas of western, central and east central Minnesota. Visibilities dropped to less than a quarter mile in some locations including parts of the Twin Cities metro…

by Bill Endersen

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October 26, 2018 8:42 AM

Gray weekend; sunnier and milder Monday

Brighter skies by Monday.

by Paul Huttner

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October 26, 2018 4:01 AM

Showers at times Friday; Halloween update

Metro area ghosts and goblins will have temps in the 40s as they gather candy this Halloween.

by Ron Trenda

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October 25, 2018 1:10 PM

Clouds and periods of rain through the weekend; fall color past prime statewide

Are you looking for a few more cloudy days? You betcha! How about some periods of rain through the weekend? We’ve got you covered there, too. And then turning cooler to begin November later next week? Trifecta! Two weather systems from the west One weather system has arrived with widespread clouds and rain. Radar has…

by Bill Endersen