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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 taste of spring

A taste of spring

Milder air moving in.
by Paul Huttner

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Spring is closer than you think

Spring is closer than you think

Spring is not here quite yet. But this week will renew your faith that it's coming. Forties are looking likely for Wednesday afternoon.
by Paul Huttner

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Adding to our cold weather tally; Valentine’s Day warmth

Adding to our cold weather tally; Valentine’s Day warmth

Our average high temp this time of year is 28 degrees in the Twin Cities metro area. We’ll have to wait a few days for warmer than normal temps. Our Sunday highs will be mainly in the teens across Minnesota, with some spots in the south touching 20 degrees. Parts of northern Minnesota could see…
by Ron Trenda

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A tale of two Februarys; temp peaks on Valentine’s Day

A tale of two Februarys; temp peaks on Valentine’s Day

Yes, it’s been colder than normal this month. Although our average high temperature in the Twin Cities metro area is 27 degrees this time of year, the metro area hasn’t even seen an official high temp in the 20s this February. Minnesota temperatures will moderate a bit this coming week, and many spots will have…
by Ron Trenda

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Cold start to the weekend; Valentine’s Day warmth?

Cold start to the weekend; Valentine’s Day warmth?

Saturday highs will be mostly in the teens, but some spots in the northwest could top out in the single digits again.
by Ron Trenda

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Another I-90 clipper brushes the Twin Cities

Another I-90 clipper brushes the Twin Cities

Southern Minnesota is winning the snow lottery this week. The storm track continues to push a series of low-pressure system through Iowa and southern Minnesota. This one brushes the Twin Cities with light snow. The system delivers another plowable event for southern Minnesota and dumps heavy snow from Iowa to Chicago and beyond. The National…
by Paul Huttner

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Heaviest snow far southern Minnesota; milder temps by Sunday

Heaviest snow far southern Minnesota; milder temps by Sunday

The Twin Cities metro area will be on the northern edge of the main snow area, with an inch or less expected in the north metro, and somewhere between 1 and 2 inches in the south metro this Thursday evening.
by Ron Trenda

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