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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.

Windy and colder through Saturday, warmer Sunday

Windy and colder through Saturday, warmer Sunday

It’s April Fool’s Day, but this forecast will be free of jokes, pranks or outlandish claims. It would be hard to forecast something that we’ve never seen in the Twin Cities anyway.  We’ve been as warm as 84 degrees on April 1 (last year) and as cold as 9 degrees (1975). In 2002, 4.6 inches of snow…
by Ron Trenda

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Windy and colder, then a Sunday rebound

April Fool’s Day won’t be exceptionally nice. It will be blustery and much cooler than last year. It almost had to be cooler than last year, since we set a record high of of 84 degrees last April 1 in the Twin Cities! Highs Friday will be cooler than normal statewide: We could even see a few snow showers in the morning.…
by Ron Trenda

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A few showers today, blustery Friday

A few showers today, blustery Friday

Generous rains fell across Minnesota yesterday, and occasional showers are expected today. The rainfall total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport from Tuesday night through Wednesday was .59″, and a few spots in the Twin Cities saw almost an inch.  Lawns are green and it won’t be too many days before we hear the sound of lawnmowers!…
by Ron Trenda

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Waves of soaking rain and thunder

Waves of soaking rain and thunder

Our well-advertised low pressure storm is here. Waves of rain and some embedded thunder sweep across Minnesota through Wednesday as the low deepens and moves northeast.
by Paul Huttner

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Warm and breezy Tuesday, wet Wednesday

Warm and breezy Tuesday, wet Wednesday

I saw a lot of smiling faces during my travels around town this afternoon. It probably had something to do with the sunshine and warm temps! Our sunset is at 7:36 pm this time of year, so people stuck indoors during the day at least have some time after work to enjoy outdoor activities. I’m noticing a lot of…
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