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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

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.

Monday night supermoon; milder temps and flake chance Tuesday afternoon

Monday night supermoon; milder temps and flake chance Tuesday afternoon

The temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport hit one degree above zero Monday afternoon. Why should we care? Because it was the first time that our official Twin Cities temp was above zero since 8 p.m. on December 29. That’s 66 consecutive hours that our Twin Cities temp was zero degrees or colder! However, it was…
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A very cold start to 2018; snow chance late Tuesday

A very cold start to 2018; snow chance late Tuesday

Happy New Year! Our official Twin Cities metro area high temperature on Sunday was -5 degrees. It has to get warmer, or should I say “less cold”? Highs this New Year’s Day should rise to a couple of degrees above zero across much of Minnesota: Wind chill warnings and advisories continue this morning. Details of…
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Dangerously cold wind chills; top weather events of 2017

Dangerously cold wind chills; top weather events of 2017

This Arctic chill will stay with us through this Sunday and into New Year’s Day. Our Twin Cities high temperature of -6 on Saturday tied the record for our chilliest December 30 high temp: …RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL MN… THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF -6 TIES THE RECORD COLD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR…
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Arctic cold this weekend, with dangerous wind chill temps

Arctic cold this weekend, with dangerous wind chill temps

Despite our sunshine, it’ll be very cold this weekend. We’ll see arctic chill right into New Year’s Day. Our Saturday highs will stay below zero across Minnesota, with some highs in the teens below zero in about the northern third of our favorite state. There will be enough wind to create dangerous wind chill temps…
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Arctic cold weekend; dangerous wind chills

Arctic cold weekend; dangerous wind chills

Meteorologists are running out of ways to say “cold”. Arctic cold temps will be with us this weekend and through New Year’s Day. It’s a good thing that the Vikings game isn’t outdoors on Sunday! Temperatures take a dive  Colder air will spread over Minnesota Friday night and linger into Monday. Saturday will dawn with temps…
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Friday snow for some; another arctic weekend

Friday snow for some; another arctic weekend

Arctic chill will be with us right through New Year's Day. Our Friday highs will be a few degrees above zero in southern Minnesota, and slightly below zero in the north.
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Friday snow chance; Arctic cold through New Year’s Day

Friday snow chance; Arctic cold through New Year’s Day

Our official Twin Cities high temp was 10 degrees Thursday afternoon. Why am I mentioning such a meager high temp? Because it was our first double digit high temp in the Twin Cities since Christmas Eve! The daily snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 1.1 inches through 6 p.m. Thursday. Temperature trends Temps will…
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