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.

Spotty showers expected this weekend with near-normal temperatures
Expect a pleasant weekend as temperatures approach our seasonal averages. Increased moisture and instability will lead to a few pop-up showers and thunderstorms.
Warming up some into the weekend with spotty thunder chances
Temperatures in the low 80s will become more widespread this afternoon in Minnesota. Dew points will also increase heading into the weekend also increasing spotty thunder chances. 
Lovely through Friday; isolated weekend thundershowers
A beautiful weather pattern through Friday. A few isolated thundershowers this weekend.
Another gorgeous day Thursday with warmer weekend temperatures
Temperatures will start a slow and modest warming trend. We’ll continue with more sunshine Thursday and Friday. Isolated thunder is possible this weekend. 
Cooler-than-normal temperatures and dry for the remainder of the week
If you don’t like the heat, it’s been your summer. Cooler-than-normal temperatures will prevail the rest of the week, along with dry conditions and partly cloudy skies.