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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.

MPR News brings you the latest weather outlook, across all of Minnesota, so you can be better prepared for your day.

Winter weather advisories overnight and Sunday

Winter weather advisories overnight and Sunday

The National Weather Service has expanded the winter weather advisories into parts of central and northeastern Minnesota for the overnight hours and Sunday. Here is the updated weather advisory area, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service: The winter weather advisory is for snow and reduced visibilities, which will lead to difficult driving conditions. The…
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Winter weather advisories this weekend

Winter weather advisories this weekend

Lawns that are mostly green in much of southern Minnesota will look like a winter wonderland by this evening. Snow will spread across southern Minnesota today,  arriving in the Twin Cities this afternoon. Snow is expected to continue overnight and  much of Sunday Here is the total snowfall potential, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the…
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Enough snow to shovel and plow this weekend

Enough snow to shovel and plow this weekend

As a meteorologist, it’s always interesting to hear snow conversations when I’m out and about. At the grocery store or health club there’s often a wide range of thoughts about the coming snow. One person will say something like “I heard it starts Saturday night and we’ll only get 2 inches”. Another might say “no, it starts…
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Windy and cold today; winter weather advisory NW Minnesota

Windy and cold today; winter weather advisory NW Minnesota

Wintry weather will be with us for awhile . The low pressure system that brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to much of northwestern Minnesota yesterday is now sitting just north of Lake Superior. The low will continue to give Minnesota strong winds and cold temperatures today. Wind chill temperatures will be near zero in many locations,…
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Winter weather advisory NW Minn., windy and cold

Winter weather advisory NW Minn., windy and cold

A low pressure system is located just north of Lake Superior today, and is moving slowly northeastward. There are strong winds rotating around the low, and this will be a cold and windy day across Minnesota. The Grand Forks, ND forecast office of the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for snow and blowing snow northwestern…
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Blizzard warning NW Minn. until 9 a.m. Wednesday

Blizzard warning NW Minn. until 9 a.m. Wednesday

A slow-moving low pressure system dumped over a foot of snow on Grand Forks, ND on Tuesday. Northwestern Minnesota also saw some double digit snowfall amounts, included 10.3 inches in the Marshall county city of Warren. Strong winds from the storm will continue overnight and early Wednesday morning. The Grand Forks, ND forecast office of the National…
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