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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.

September 17, 2025 4:09 PM

Pattern change: Occasional rain and thunder into the weekend

A slowly moving low-pressure system brings occasional scattered rain and thunder to much of central and southern Minnesota into the upcoming weekend.

by Paul Huttner

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September 17, 2025 6:16 AM

More unsettled pattern develops along with slow cooling trend

It will still be warm and muggy Wednesday but a slowly moving system will bring on and off rain chances into the weekend along with a slow drop in temperatures.

by Sven Sundgaard

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September 16, 2025 5:01 PM

Could the record ‘warm blob’ Pacific Ocean heat wave bring a rigorous winter to Minnesota?

There’s a record warm blob in the northern Pacific Ocean right now. That warm water has affected winter weather pattern in the past.

by Paul Huttner

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September 16, 2025 2:32 PM

90 degrees in the Twin Cities; scattered thunderstorms increase Wednesday

Our unseasonably warm September weather pattern continues this week.

by Paul Huttner

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September 16, 2025 6:34 AM

Last hot day before a pattern shift develops midweek

Tuesday will be a hot and humid one with highs running 10 to 20 degrees above normal. A cool front and upper low will bring rain and cooler air by late Wednesday into the weekend.

by Sven Sundgaard

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September 15, 2025 4:06 PM

Sky show: Moon and Jupiter glowing together in early morning sky Tuesday

A pretty sky show rises in the east in the hours before dawn Tuesday.

by Paul Huttner

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September 15, 2025 12:16 PM

Our toasty tease continues before fall eases back in

Our late-summer warm stretch continues, with above-average temperatures and sticky dew points. Expect a toasty Tuesday with heat peaking before fall eases back in later this week.

by Mandy Thalhuber

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September 15, 2025 6:31 AM

July-like weather persists into midweek

We’ll have spotty showers and thunder Monday with warm, humid conditions. The pattern remains July-like through midweek before seasonably cool air moves in.

by Sven Sundgaard

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September 14, 2025 3:00 PM

Warm, humid overnight with spotty thunder

It’ll be a warm, humid overnight with spotty thunder, mainly west. Monday will see a lingering thunder chance. Cooler air arrives late week after some midweek showers.

by Sven Sundgaard