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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.

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Thawing out: A shot at 50s next week?

Thawing out: A shot at 50s next week?

Signs of spring again next week? The overall jet stream pattern across North America is ready to change for the warmer.
by Paul Huttner

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Cooler temps, but no snowstorms; Tornado anniversary

Cooler temps, but no snowstorms; Tornado anniversary

It was a wet snow that wasn’t easy to shovel. Now we can relax a bit. Our official Twin Cities season snowfall total is now 48 inches. That puts us 3.8 inches above our average season snowfall total through March 6. It’s not your imagination if it seems snowier than normal lately! Snowstorm tally The…
by Ron Trenda

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Snowfall ending; shoveling begins

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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Storm ending this morning

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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Widespread heavy snow, falling visibilities

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.
by Bill Endersen

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High-impact winter storm pushing into Minnesota

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.
by Bill Endersen

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Major winter storm today

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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Winter storm warning begins Monday morning in Twin Cities metro area

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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