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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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Sunday snow totals; windy and very cold on Monday

Sunday snow totals; windy and very cold on Monday

As of 6 p.m. Sunday, the official snow total was 2.1 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. It continued to snow beyond 6 p.m., so the official snow tally at midnight will be higher than 2.1 inches. The National Weather Service office in Chanhassen reported an 8 p.m. total of 3.1 inches. This 3.5 inch…
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Snow today; windy and colder tonight and Monday

Snow today; windy and colder tonight and Monday

If you like snow, you’ll like today’s forecast. A low pressure system will spread snow across Minnesota and western Wisconsin today, and it’ll linger into Sunday evening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential Sunday through Monday snowfall pattern: Notice how the snow lingers over Wisconsin on Monday,…
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Sunday snow; cold and windy Monday

Sunday snow; cold and windy Monday

Snow lovers will be smiling Sunday afternoon. A low pressure system is expected to spread snow across Minnesota Sunday into Sunday evening. Here’s the Saturday evening run of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model, showing simulated radar for Sunday and Sunday evening: The snow could begin early Sunday morning in…
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Bright and cold Saturday; snow returns on Sunday

Bright and cold Saturday; snow returns on Sunday

The weather this Saturday is eerily similar to our weather last Saturday. Arctic chill will be with us today and tonight, with temps moderating a bit by Sunday afternoon. Temperature details  Cold temperatures will combine with wind to create wind chill values in the -20 to -40 degree range for about the northern third of…
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Arctic chill returns; Sunday snow

Arctic chill returns; Sunday snow

We’ve seen this movie before. Flakes fall, then the skies clear and temperatures drop sharply. Yesterday’s snow brightened up our landscape, and now we have the arctic chill. Advisories Wind chill advisories continue across most of Minnesota this Friday morning: The advisory for all of northern Minnesota expires at noon Friday, and it’s for wind…
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Snow tapers from west to east; arctic chill returns

Snow tapers from west to east; arctic chill returns

The Twin Cities metro area will continue to see some snow accumulation until around mid-afternoon, with a few stray flurries possible during the late afternoon.
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Slick morning commute with wintry mix changing to snow

Slick morning commute with wintry mix changing to snow

Snow amounts Thursday morning are expected to be light in the Twin Cities metro area, generally 1 inch or less. The far southeast metro area, including parts of Dakota County, could see a couple of inches of snow Thursday.
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