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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

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

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Stray severe storms to go with big heat

Stray severe storms to go with big heat

The heat is the big talker and the big news story but there may be a few severe thunderstorms in far northern parts of Minnesota the rest of the week.
by Ben Cathey

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Two-week cool streak ends as dangerous heat arrives

Two-week cool streak ends as dangerous heat arrives

Saturday marks the beginning of the warming trend. High temperatures will climb into the mid-80s with noticeably higher humidity.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Dangerous heat on tap starting Sunday

Dangerous heat on tap starting Sunday

We’ll be close to 100 degrees in some parts of Minnesota on Sunday and Monday along with elevated humidity.
by Ben Cathey

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Central Minnesota remains drought epicenter

Central Minnesota remains drought epicenter

A week marked by scattered but highly uneven rainfall across Minnesota did little to significantly alter the state's drought picture. Many of the areas most in need of moisture received only limited precipitation.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Enjoy a couple more cooler days before the heat builds

Enjoy a couple more cooler days before the heat builds

We’ll have a pleasant enough day with highs mostly in the 70s Thursday and Friday. A prolonged stretch of hot, humid weather builds in this weekend into next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Heat dome develops soon, hottest feel of year

Heat dome develops soon, hottest feel of year

Minnesota will be divided into two big weather worlds Wednesday. Northern Minnesota will see light showers, overcast, skies and cooler temperatures with severe weather possible along the North Shore. There will be warm, dry conditions south.
by Ben Cathey

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Isolated thunder lingers Wednesday, heat and humidity ahead

Isolated thunder lingers Wednesday, heat and humidity ahead

We’ll have some isolated afternoon and evening thunder Wednesday. The pattern will flip from cooler to hot and humid for next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Storms Tuesday evening, then cooler weather sticks around

Storms Tuesday evening, then cooler weather sticks around

Rain is here for much of the state, especially for the Twin Cities Tuesday evening. Clouds are off-and-on for the next three days with more heat finally rolling in by the end of the weekend. Next week also brings some thunderstorms before we dry back out with a swapped pattern.
by Ben Cathey

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Unsettled couple of days ahead followed by a pattern shift

Unsettled couple of days ahead followed by a pattern shift

Our latest disturbance is creating some showers and thunder Tuesday and Wednesday. We’ll remain cooler than normal until the weekend with heat, humidity building for next week.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Upward trend for Tuesday's rain amounts

Upward trend for Tuesday's rain amounts

We’ve got a little something for every weather taste this week. From a piercing blue sky to an upward trend in Tuesday rainfall amounts, more summery heat for the first time in two weeks and some thunderstorms.
by Ben Cathey

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