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.

Seasonal temperatures for Saturday; cooler on Sunday.
Expect filtered sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid-60s this Saturday. Rain showers may develop north of Interstate 94 into Sunday. A surge of cooler Canadian air will bring temperatures down to the mid-50s for Sunday.
Fall colors update; temperatures change dramatically into Friday
We have one more warm day ahead before several cold fronts bring temperatures back to seasonal and below-seasonal levels. Meanwhile, fall colors in the northland are expected to reach their peak this weekend.
Last 80-degree day potentially of 2024. Much cooler this weekend
Enjoy what’s likely to be the last 80-degree day of the 2024 season. Two cold fronts will drop temperatures by Sunday to the coldest readings since April. Light rain is also possible. 
Why are we seeing so many northern lights this year? Another show possible Thursday night
It’s not your imagination. Northern lights are unusually frequent above Minnesota this year. This solar cycle has been very good at producing auroras visible over Minnesota, and our dry weather pattern has produced many clear sky nights so we can see the shows.