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

August 31, 2023 4:23 PM

Hottest September day in 92 years possible this weekend

Temperatures in the Twin Cities have reached 100 degrees in September only once in the past 150 years of records. That could change this Labor Day weekend when an unusually hot and dry air mass blows into Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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August 31, 2023 12:21 PM

Weekend weather: Hot temperatures; records could fall

Some very hot weather is on tap for our Labor Day weekend. We have the details.

by Ron Trenda

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August 31, 2023 8:26 AM

Drought worsens for most of Minnesota; little rain in sight

Drought conditions worsen across Minnesota with hot weather and little or no rain in the next several days. The approaching heat wave could be record-breaking and the hottest this late in 45 years.

by Sven Sundgaard

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August 31, 2023 6:20 AM

Warmer, windy Thursday; rare September heat wave shaping up

Thursday will be warmer and windy as we shift from seasonable to hot temperatures heading toward the weekend.

by Sven Sundgaard

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August 30, 2023 5:22 PM

Record September heat wave ahead

Heat records could fall Labor Day weekend.

by Paul Huttner

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August 30, 2023 2:02 PM

Air quality alert extended for parts of Minnesota

Candian wildfire smoke lingers.

by Paul Huttner

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August 30, 2023 9:10 AM

Heat builds after Wednesday; air quality alert extended for SW Minnesota

Wednesday will be the last day of near-normal temperatures before we heat up. Air quality has improved for most but pockets of unhealthy air remain in western Minnesota.

by Sven Sundgaard