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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.

Metro Winter Storm Warning: 6″ to 12″+ totals likely

Metro Winter Storm Warning: 6″ to 12″+ totals likely

For those looking for an escape hatch from heavy snow in Minnesota Monday, Saturday evening’s forecast model runs appear to have slammed the door on any extended fall fantasy. Winter is coming fast and hard to Minnesota this November. Most of the major models have come into agreement as of Saturday night. The only remaining question may…
by Paul Huttner

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Winter Storm Watch: Growing chance of first big snow Monday

Winter Storm Watch: Growing chance of first big snow Monday

Here we go Minnesota! It’s baaaaack. As expected, The Twin Cities NWS posted the first Winter Storm Watch of the season Saturday afternoon. Confidence is still low on the precise storm track and location of the heaviest snowfall bands, but there is a growing chance for the first major winter storm of the season in…
by Paul Huttner

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You be the forecaster: How much snow Monday?

You be the forecaster: How much snow Monday?

I'll post more about the inbound snow system through the weekend, but I'd like to make this post available as an opportunity for you arm chair and professional meteorologists out there to place your forecast bets on the eventual storm track and snowfall totals for Monday's system.
by Paul Huttner

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Get ready for November’s biting chill

Get ready for November’s biting chill

After a rather quiet and somewhat cool day today another system travels across the upper Midwest on Friday with a mix of rain and snow. This weather-maker clears Minnesota on Friday night, with a brisk day in store for Saturday.
by Craig Edwards

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Metro rain to snow tonight, plowable up north

Metro rain to snow tonight, plowable up north

A decent burst of wet snowflakes may leave a slushy coating in parts of the Twin Cities before the snow tapers later tonight. Warm ground will eat away at what snow falls overnight.
by Paul Huttner

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