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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.

Spring is closer than you think
Spring is not here quite yet. But this week will renew your faith that it's coming. Forties are looking likely for Wednesday afternoon.
Adding to our cold weather tally; Valentine’s Day warmth
Our average high temp this time of year is 28 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area. We’ll have to wait a few days for warmer than normal temps. Our Sunday highs will be mainly in the teens across Minnesota, with some spots in the south touching 20 degrees. Parts of northern Minnesota could see…
A tale of two Februarys; temp peaks on Valentine’s Day
Yes, it’s been colder than normal this month. Although our average high temperature in the Twin Cities metro area is 27 degrees this time of year, the metro area hasn’t even seen an official high temp in the 20s this February. Minnesota temperatures will moderate a bit this coming week, and many spots will have…
Another I-90 clipper brushes the Twin Cities
Southern Minnesota is winning the snow lottery this week. The storm track continues to push a series of low-pressure system through Iowa and southern Minnesota. This one brushes the Twin Cities with light snow. The system delivers another plowable event for southern Minnesota and dumps heavy snow from Iowa to Chicago and beyond. The National…