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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.

50s possible on Tuesday; what is our snowiest month?

50s possible on Tuesday; what is our snowiest month?

Saturday’s 44 degree reading was our warmest official Twin Cities high temp this November. 40s felt great, especially after afternoon temps in the 20s on Thursday and Friday! Temperature trends  Sunday afternoon highs are expected to be in the 30s across much of Minnesota, with some upper 20s in the northwest. A few spots in…
by Ron Trenda

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Milder weekend temps; a shot at 50 next Tuesday

Milder weekend temps; a shot at 50 next Tuesday

Friday was our fifteenth consecutive colder than normal day in the Twin Cities. Thursday and Friday were the coldest days in that fifteen day stretch, with gusty winds and afternoon temps in the 20s. Our weekend will be much milder than that! Saturday highs will be mainly in the 30s across Minnesota, with some lower…
by Ron Trenda

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We’re having another cold one; milder this weekend

We’re having another cold one; milder this weekend

The temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport dropped to 12 degrees just before midnight on Thursday, which tied our Twin Cities record low for November 9. It was the first record low temp tied or broken in the Twin Cities in over three years: MSP tied a record low of 12 Thursday. It is the…
by Ron Trenda

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January Preview: Coldest air in 8 months, milder next week

January Preview: Coldest air in 8 months, milder next week

I’m seeing strange and unusual colors on the weather maps. The coldest air mass in about 8 months slides over Minnesota early Friday morning. Thursday high of 22 at MSP is the coldest day since March 11th when we hit 21 degrees. Sub-zero up north Overnight temps plunge below zero in much of northern Minnesota…
by Paul Huttner

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Novembrrrr chill; temps recover this weekend

Novembrrrr chill; temps recover this weekend

Wear you warm coat today, since it'll be windy. Wind chill temps will be below zero through much of today in northern Minnesota and parts of central Minnesota. Single digit wind chills are expected most of this Thursday in southern Minnesota.
by Ron Trenda

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Snow north this afternoon; deep freeze Thursday and Friday

Snow north this afternoon; deep freeze Thursday and Friday

A cold front from the northwest will keep that cold pattern active Wednesday. Expect high temperatures Wednesday afternoon just in the 20s across northern Minnesota. The coldest air so far this season will arrive on Thursday and and linger through Friday.
by Bill Endersen

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