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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

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Snow continues; advisory and warning update

Snow continues; advisory and warning update

It’s a winter wonderland this Sunday morning. Some impressive snow totals have already been reported, and it is still snowing over much of Minnesota. Redwood Falls, in southwestern Minnesota, has received 7.3 inches of snow since Saturday afternoon. In southern Minnesota to the south of the Twin Cities, 7 inches is the report from Northfield, and…
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Winter weather advisories continue overnight and Sunday

Winter weather advisories continue overnight and Sunday

Generous snow amounts will blanket southern and central Minnesota and much of Wisconsin this Saturday night and Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued winter weather advisories for snow and reduced visibilities, which will create difficult driving conditions, through the overnight hours and Sunday. Here is the winter weather advisory area, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather…
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Winter weather advisories overnight and Sunday

Winter weather advisories overnight and Sunday

The National Weather Service has expanded the winter weather advisories into parts of central and northeastern Minnesota for the overnight hours and Sunday. Here is the updated weather advisory area, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service: The winter weather advisory is for snow and reduced visibilities, which will lead to difficult driving conditions. The…
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Winter weather advisories this weekend

Winter weather advisories this weekend

Lawns that are mostly green in much of southern Minnesota will look like a winter wonderland by this evening. Snow will spread across southern Minnesota today,  arriving in the Twin Cities this afternoon. Snow is expected to continue overnight and  much of Sunday Here is the total snowfall potential, courtesy of the Twin Cities office of the…
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Enough snow to shovel and plow this weekend

Enough snow to shovel and plow this weekend

As a meteorologist, it’s always interesting to hear snow conversations when I’m out and about. At the grocery store or health club there’s often a wide range of thoughts about the coming snow. One person will say something like “I heard it starts Saturday night and we’ll only get 2 inches”. Another might say “no, it starts…
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Rare dual polar ice minimum stuns scientists

Rare dual polar ice minimum stuns scientists

Both Arctic and Antarctic showing rare simultaneous sea ice decline.
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A few flakes today; enough to shovel Saturday?

A few flakes today; enough to shovel Saturday?

We'll have occasional light snow or flurries today, but some more significant snow is possible Saturday and Saturday night.
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Windy and cold today; winter weather advisory NW Minnesota

Windy and cold today; winter weather advisory NW Minnesota

Wintry weather will be with us for awhile . The low pressure system that brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to much of northwestern Minnesota yesterday is now sitting just north of Lake Superior. The low will continue to give Minnesota strong winds and cold temperatures today. Wind chill temperatures will be near zero in many locations,…
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