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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.

Freezing rain advisory to 3 p.m.; ice storm, blizzard and winter storm warnings central and north

Freezing rain advisory to 3 p.m.; ice storm, blizzard and winter storm warnings central and north

Travel will be difficult in much of Minnesota this Christmas. A low pressure system will give us some drizzle and freezing drizzle to start the day, then freezing rain and rain. In the colder air in northern Minnesota, heavy snow is possible. Northwestern Minnesota could see blizzard conditions later today. The Twin Cities metro area and southern…
by Ron Trenda

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Freezing rain, sleet, rain, thunderstorms and a blizzard on tap for Christmas

Freezing rain, sleet, rain, thunderstorms and a blizzard on tap for Christmas

This evening Persistent fog that developed Friday night will continue to limit visibilities in southwest and south central Minnsota. Low clouds will be widespread. A major, but unusual, winter storm for Christmas A winter storm will blossom over Minnesota on Sunday. It will track farther to the northwest than usual, which will result in warm,…
by Bill Endersen

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Good travel on Saturday, widespread freezing rain on Christmas and a blizzard in the northwest

Good travel on Saturday, widespread freezing rain on Christmas and a blizzard in the northwest

Saturday Saturday will be a mild day for travel or to wrap up your shopping, or even to wrap up your wrapping. Other than some re-freeze overnight, the main hazard on the roads will be dense fog in the southwestern and south central parts of the state this morning, especially from Mankato south and west.…
by Bill Endersen

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Sunshine today, Friday flakes; wet on Christmas

Sunshine today, Friday flakes; wet on Christmas

Be ready for anything when it comes to weather in Minnesota. Other than a direct hit from a hurricane, we see it all. Warmth and sunshine are on tap for today, and our high temps will be unusually warm, with upper 30s over much of central and southern Minnesota: Our average high temperature is only 25…
by Ron Trenda

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