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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

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Crystal Magic: The science of snowflakes

Crystal Magic: The science of snowflakes

Snow crystals vary with temperature and humidity.
by Paul Huttner

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Friday snow: Winter storm watch posted

Friday snow: Winter storm watch posted

Another shot of snow Friday and Saturday.
by Paul Huttner

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Arctic sunshine today, Friday snow ahead

Arctic sunshine today, Friday snow ahead

Your thermometer continues to get reacquainted with negative numbers this week. Temperatures dip below zero at night. Daytime highs stagger into the single digits above zero. Temps finally recover into the teens by Friday.
by Paul Huttner

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Dusting of light snow late Monday; then very cold

Dusting of light snow late Monday; then very cold

Many Minnesotans saw plenty of snow from late Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning. The weekend snow total at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 7.1 inches. Many roads were slick, and travel was sometimes slow. If you didn’t have to drive anywhere, the snow was a beautiful sight. A morning walk through the falling snow in St.…
by Ron Trenda

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Evening snow northeastern Minn.; storm totals

Evening snow northeastern Minn.; storm totals

Most of Minnesota will have just light snow this evening, but heavier show is expected over parts of northeastern Minnesota. A winter weather advisory is in effect until midnight for the Duluth area: Here are some details on that advisory, from the Duluth office of the National Weather Service: MNZ037-120600- /O.CON.KDLH.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-161212T0600Z/ CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS- INCLUDING THE…
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Light snow this afternoon for Minnesota

Only some light snow is expected the remainder of this afternoon in Minnesota. The Saturday afternoon through Sunday snow total was 6.7 inches at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport: Snowfall totals as of 12 PM:Twin Cities/MSP: 6.7"NWS Chanhassen: 8.7"St. Cloud: 2.9"Eau Claire: 4.3" (10 AM)#mnwx #wiwx — NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) December 11, 2016 Some other…
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