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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.

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A bright but cold Sunday; snow returns on Monday

A bright but cold Sunday; snow returns on Monday

Low temperatures late Saturday night into early Sunday are expected to dip into the single digits over much of Minnesota. We might stay (barely) in the double digits in the Twin Cities metro area and southeastern Minnesota. Easter Sunday afternoon highs will favor the 20s in about the northern half of Minnesota, with 30s in…
by Ron Trenda

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A cold and windy afternoon; cold and sunny on Sunday

A cold and windy afternoon; cold and sunny on Sunday

The snow is over, but cold air will stay with us through the weekend. Our Saturday afternoon will be windy, and a wind advisory continues until 1 p.m. Saturday in much of southern Minnesota: Winds around 30 mph are expected in the advisory area, and winds could gust above 40 mph at times. Snow totals…
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Windy, with snow ending this morning; bright and cold on Sunday

Windy, with snow ending this morning; bright and cold on Sunday

Snow lingered over parts of eastern Minnesota early Saturday morning, but it will move off to the east in the next few hours. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential precipitation pattern this morning: The color chart to the right of the loop refers to the strength of…
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Flake or sprinkle chance today; winter storm warning much of central and northern Minnesota tonight

Flake or sprinkle chance today; winter storm warning much of central and northern Minnesota tonight

This doesn’t feel like Spring. Some snow showers and rain showers will move across parts of Minnesota today. The main snow event will be tonight into very early Saturday. It still looks like the highest snow totals tonight will be over northern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota. The Twin Cities metro area could see…
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Winter storm Friday night to the north; lighter snow amounts for the metro

Winter storm Friday night to the north; lighter snow amounts for the metro

The temperature reached 52 degrees Wednesday afternoon at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. We won’t revisit the 50s anytime soon. Temperature trends Many parts of Minnesota will top out in the 30s this afternoon, with some lower 40s possible from the Twin Cities metro area into southeastern Minnesota. Most of northern Minnesota will only reach the 20s…
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50s today, then a frigid Easter weekend

50s today, then a frigid Easter weekend

Briefly milder before another March cold front.
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