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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 7, 2023 9:02 AM

Minnesota drought widens; report shows worst conditions this year

Thursday’s U.S. Drought Monitor report shows all categories of drought have expanded in the state, putting conditions at their worst so far this year with little in the way of significant precipitation in the forecast.

by Sven Sundgaard

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September 7, 2023 6:34 AM

Decreasing clouds west to east Thursday

Temperatures will be much cooler behind a cold front Wednesday. It will be windy with lingering clouds east but sunshine west. Air quality will be unhealthy at times west.

by Sven Sundgaard

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September 6, 2023 5:28 PM

Hurricane Lee likely to become a major hurricane

Hurricane Lee likely to reach major category strength.

by Paul Huttner

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September 6, 2023 2:03 PM

Temperatures drop by 60 degrees up north this week

A 60-degree temperature change for parts of northern Minnesota this week.

by Paul Huttner

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September 6, 2023 9:02 AM

Unhealthy air across western Minnesota; cooler conditions persist

It’ll be much cooler Wednesday and windy. Clouds will linger for much of eastern and central Minnesota. Air quality will be unhealthy at times in the western half of the state.

by Sven Sundgaard

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September 6, 2023 6:32 AM

Cooler, windy Wednesday; air quality alert expanded west

Temperatures will be much cooler behind a cold front Wednesday. It will be windy with lingering clouds east but sunshine west. Air quality will be unhealthy at times west.

by Sven Sundgaard

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September 5, 2023 4:07 PM

Heat wave ending; showers, storms into late Tuesday

The heat wave ends Tuesday with the passage of a strong cold front. Showers and thunderstorms have been firing up. Some storms could be severe into Tuesday evening in eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

by Bill Endersen

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September 5, 2023 8:50 AM

Heat advisories, air quality alerts, potential strong storms Tuesday

We’ll have one more hot day across eastern Minnesota with highs in the 90s as a heat advisory continues. Strong storms are possible late in the day ahead of a sharp cool front.

by Sven Sundgaard

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September 5, 2023 6:22 AM

One more hot day Tuesday south with storms possible

Tuesday will be hot in southeast Minnesota with storms developing across central Minnesota. An air quality alert is posted for northwest Minnesota into early Wednesday. It will be cooler statewide Wednesday.

by Sven Sundgaard