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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists Ben Cathey, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

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Winter Weather advisories Sunday and Sunday night for southern and west-central Minnesota

Winter Weather advisories Sunday and Sunday night for southern and west-central Minnesota

A quick update on Sunday’s snow. Winter weather advisories for snow and reduced visibilities will begin in west-central and southwestern Minnesota at 7 a.m. Sunday. Winter weather advisories begin at 1 p.m. Sunday from just to the west of the Twin Cities metro area through Mankato and Albert Lea, then over to Rochester. The winter…
by Ron Trenda

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Chilly sunshine today; snow returns on Sunday

Chilly sunshine today; snow returns on Sunday

Did you know that our average low temperature is 33 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities metro area? We started our Saturday in the lower teens, and Saturday afternoon high temps in the metro area will probably creep into the lower 30s. Yup, that’s unusually cold for early April! Our average Twin…
by Ron Trenda

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The winter that just won’t end

The winter that just won’t end

We may still hit 50 next week, but winter is in no hurry to leave.
by Paul Huttner

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Cold, windy Friday; shovelable snow Sunday afternoon, night

Cold, windy Friday; shovelable snow Sunday afternoon, night

It still looks like snow will move into west-central and southwestern Minnesota Sunday morning, then spread into the metro area, southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday afternoon.
by Ron Trenda

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Unrelenting cold into next week and more snow

Unrelenting cold into next week and more snow

Cold weather in April typically gives way rather quickly to near-normal temperatures as the jet stream retreats northward and milder southern air surges up the Mississippi River Valley, but not this year. My records show that today will be our eighth consecutive cold day. Forecast models indicate that we are likely to remain well on…
by Bill Endersen

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Persistent cold into next week; more snow likely Sunday

Persistent cold into next week; more snow likely Sunday

While accumulating snow is not so rare in April, the depth and persistence of the current cold wave will be highly unusual. Very cold temperatures, often 20 degrees colder than normal, will continue well into next week.
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