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.

Sunday contrast north to south
Most of Minnesota enjoyed high temps in the 60s on Saturday, with a few spots topping 70 degrees. The Saturday high temp was 68 degrees in Duluth, with plenty of sunshine. Cold air spread across Minnesota overnight, and it was only in the 30s this Sunday morning in Duluth, with a rain/snow mix on the…
Earth Day sunshine; clouds north on Sunday
Minnesotans will have plenty of sunshine for our Earth Day activities this Saturday. The very first Earth Day was April 22, 1970. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has posted information about the origin of Earth Day: On June 22, 1969, the Cuyahoga River on the southern shores of Lake Erie caught on fire as chemicals, oil, and…
Bright and warmer
After three consecutive cloudy days, the sunshine has returned to Minnesota! Here’s a sunny Friday morning pic from Duluth: Our Friday and Saturday will be mostly sunny across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. On Sunday, clouds and scattered showers could spread over about the northern third of Minnesota. Central Minnesota would see a cloud/sun mix on Sunday,…