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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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Winter storm watch: complex Thursday snow system

Winter storm watch: complex Thursday snow system

Just how much snow people will get isn't clear yet. This storm has one interesting feature, an unusually narrow heavy snow band, that makes for an even higher degree of forecast difficulty than usual.
by Paul Huttner

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2017 blows out U.S. extreme weather records

2017 blows out U.S. extreme weather records

Three of the USA's five costliest hurricanes on record hit in 2017.
by Paul Huttner

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Reliable January thaw; snow chance increasing Thursday

Reliable January thaw; snow chance increasing Thursday

While the precise storm track and temperature profile are still uncertain, one model suggests possible rain to ice to a few inches of snow sweeping across Minnesota late Wednesday night into Thursday.
by Paul Huttner

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Warmer than normal through Wednesday; colder with snow potential on Thursday

Warmer than normal through Wednesday; colder with snow potential on Thursday

Our official Twin Cities temperature was 21 degrees at 10 a.m. this Sunday. The last time that we saw 20s in the Twin Cities was on Dec. 24. We could touch 30 degrees in parts of the Twin Cities metro area Sunday afternoon, and we haven’t seen highs in the 30s in the Twin Cities…
by Ron Trenda

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20s Sunday afternoon; 30s to start the week

20s Sunday afternoon; 30s to start the week

I can’t think of anyone who enjoys sub-zero temps. Saturday morning’s low of -11 completed a stretch of 9 consecutive days with below-zero low temps in the Twin Cities metro area. It’s time for the arctic chill to move out of Minnesota. We’re ready for a return to “average” Minnesota temperatures. Maybe even a few…
by Ron Trenda

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Double digits Saturday; 20s return on Sunday

Double digits Saturday; 20s return on Sunday

The official Twin Cities metro area high temperature hasn’t reached the 20s since Dec. 24. The last time that we felt temps in the 30s was on Dec. 19. We’ve endured below-zero low temperatures on 12 of the past 13 days in the Twin Cities. That’s enough chilly talk. The arctic chill that’s been entrenched…
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20s return on Sunday; snow drought continues

20s return on Sunday; snow drought continues

We can see it on the forecast maps, now we want to feel it. I’m talking about a warmup into the 20s. Temperature trends Friday afternoon highs will be in the single digits above zero across most of Minnesota, with some spots staying slightly below zero in north-central and northeastern Minnesota. Lows late Friday night…
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