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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 mild Sunday; rain and snow on Monday

A mild Sunday; rain and snow on Monday

Saturday was much warmer than normal in most of Minnesota, and Sunday will be another mild day. Sunday highs will be in the 40s in much of Minnesota, with some lower 50s in the far south: Monday will start out mild in southern and central Minnesota, but temperatures are expected to fall during the afternoon…
by Ron Trenda

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A mild weekend; rain and snow on Monday

A mild weekend; rain and snow on Monday

There won’t be much weather drama this weekend. High temperatures will run about 12 to 18 degrees warmer than normal across much of Minnesota this weekend, and no storms are expected. This might be a good weekend to rake up the leaves that blew into my yard a couple of days ago! Temperature trends  Saturday…
by Ron Trenda

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Warm start to December; temps plummet next week

Warm start to December; temps plummet next week

We'll start December with above normal temps. Friday afternoon highs are expected to range from the lower 50s in parts of far southern Minnesota to the upper 30s in the far north. We might flirt with 50 degrees in the Twin Cities.
by Ron Trenda

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Mild temps through Sunday; sharply colder next week

Mild temps through Sunday; sharply colder next week

We’ve made quite a comeback this November. Through Wednesday, our average temperature for this month is just one-tenth of a degree below normal in the Twin Cities: Today’s mild temps will allow us to finish the month warmer than normal. We all remember that we had a very cold start to November. When you look…
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Mild for now, first polar vortex invasion in sight?

Mild for now, first polar vortex invasion in sight?

The looming jet stream buckle looks ready to shove the season's coldest air mass so far into Minnesota by late next week. Buckle up Minnesota. Here it comes.
by Paul Huttner

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November warm surge driving record low snow cover

November warm surge driving record low snow cover

It’s been a Jekyll and Hyde November. November started on frigid Decemberish notes across the USA. The 5-day temperature departure shows most of the USA was feeling below average temperatures in the days leading up to November 11th. Minnesota’s “light switch” November Temperatures ran a good 8 degrees colder than average the first 12 days…
by Paul Huttner

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Does climate help shape our personality?

Does climate help shape our personality?

Is "Minnesota Nice" even harder in our cold northern climate?
by Paul Huttner

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