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Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists Ben Cathey, 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.

January 30, 2017 1:20 AM

Alberta Clipper on its way

Snow will fall ahead of that warm front today. Winter weather advisories have been issued for a few inches of snow, mostly north of the Twin Cities metro area.

by Bill Endersen

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January 29, 2017 11:20 AM

Monday snow

An Alberta clipper is expected to bring snow to about the northeastern half of Minnesota and northern Wisconsin Monday and Monday night. The Twin Cities will be on the southern edge.

by Ron Trenda

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January 29, 2017 3:19 AM

There isn’t any arctic chill in our Sunday forecast. That’s good for our heating bills, and it’s also good for outdoor activities. Our average high temp is 25 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities, but we’ll be a few degrees warmer than that this afternoon. Some spots in southern Minnesota could touch 30 degrees this…

by Ron Trenda

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January 28, 2017 3:07 AM

Plenty of clouds, but mild

Our weekend weather will be good for outdoor activities. We won’t have to deal with any bone-chilling cold or dense fog today or Sunday. The weather will be fine at the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships at Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis this weekend, but it won’t be as sunny as it was on Friday: "Hockey the way nature intended" @USPondHockey #SundownShowdown #Beauty…

by Ron Trenda

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January 27, 2017 9:10 AM

Rare sun sighting, models backing off subzero February cold?

First sunny day in over a week. This weekend features some nice winter weather for January. Temperatures stay mostly below freezing, good for winter outdoor activities.

by Paul Huttner

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January 27, 2017 3:34 AM

Mild temps and peeks of sun

It'll be a great weekend to play outdoors. Temperatures will be closer to normal, and there won't be any major storms to snarl up traffic. There's enough snow for good sledding and cross-country skiing in much of Minnesota.

by Ron Trenda