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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.

March 6, 2018 2:14 AM

Snowfall ending; shoveling begins

Temperatures will moderate a bit each day Wednesday through Sunday even though our fresh snow will absorb some of the warmth and slow the process. By Sunday the metro area might flirt with 40 degrees.

by Bill Endersen

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March 5, 2018 11:58 PM

Storm ending this morning

Here is a quick update of what you might want to know early this morning: Generally around 4 to 8 inches of snow fall across the Twin Cities metro area Greater amounts of about 8 to 10 inches fell farther north from the Detroit Lakes area to around Hinckley There were many crashes and even…

by Bill Endersen

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March 5, 2018 11:19 AM

Widespread heavy snow, falling visibilities

It looks like much of the state will see totals around 4 to 8 inches with some reports up to around a foot. The metro area should expect generally about 5 to 8 inches.

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March 5, 2018 3:23 AM

High-impact winter storm pushing into Minnesota

Snowfall rates in many area, especially central Minnesota including the Twin Cites, are likely to be around 1 inch per hour Monday afternoon and evening.

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March 4, 2018 11:24 PM

Major winter storm today

Winter storm warnings have been posted until 6 a.m. Tuesday for a large part of Minnesota. A winter weather advisory for lesser amounts of expected snow has been posted to the north, east and southwest.

by Bill Endersen

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March 4, 2018 9:31 AM

Winter storm warning begins Monday morning in Twin Cities metro area

We melted some of our snowcover this weekend, but more snow is on the way. A rain/snow mix early Monday in the Twin Cities metro area is expected to change to all snow at some point Monday morning and the snow will continue through the afternoon and into Monday night. The snow is expected to…

by Ron Trenda

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March 4, 2018 2:24 AM

Some Sunday showers at times; winter storm watch begins Monday morning

Some Minnesotans have heard rumbles of thunder this Sunday morning. There have been a few thunderstorms embedded in the rain pattern that’s been moving through southern and central Minnesota. Some of us have also seen some sleet. The main wave of precipitation moves through this morning, but there’s a chance of scattered showers and an…

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March 3, 2018 9:52 AM

Shower chance Sunday; winter storm watch for Monday snow

We watched our snowcover shrink a bit Saturday afternoon. We’ll probably be watching the snow pile up again on Monday. So it goes during March in Minnesota! Mild temps, but breezy on Sunday Our average high temp is 35 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities metro area. We’ll probably reach the mid…

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March 3, 2018 4:16 AM

Windy and warmer Saturday; some Sunday rain and Monday snow

March can bring us a wide range of weather. We’ll go from watching the snow melt this weekend to watching it pile up again in much of Minnesota on Monday. Temperature trends Most of Minnesota will top out in the 40s Saturday afternoon, but a few spots in southeastern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro…

by Ron Trenda