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.

Does October snow mean that we’ll have a very snowy winter?
October snow is a wakeup call to some of us. It reminds us that we need to finish our winter prep, whether that means raking leaves or getting our car winterized. Snowy winter? There were reports of one to two inches of snow in parts of the Twin Cities metro area on Friday. The snow…
Seiche! High winds drive flood surge along Lake Superior
Persistent storm force wind gusts running the length of Lake Superior’s open waters shoved the angry lake out of its banks today. The massive storm surge is called a seiche. It tossed boulders ashore and tore up sections of the Lakewalk Trail along Canal Park in Duluth. Big #LakeSuperior waves causing damage along Lakewalk in #Duluth…
Friday snow; chilly through the weekend
Snow will continue this morning and early afternoon over most of eastern Minnesota, then the back edge of the snow will slide eastward later this afternoon and this evening.
Snow creeps across northern MN, heads for Twin Cities overnight
The first significant snow of the season is arriving in northwestern and north-central Minnesota. In the Twin Cities, one model forecasts 4 inches-plus for the far western edge of the metro area with much lighter amounts east.