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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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Thick wildfire smoke plume brings unhealthy air quality to Minnesota

Thick wildfire smoke plume brings unhealthy air quality to Minnesota

The smoke has reached ground level across much of the state. Air quality readings are in the unhealthy-for-everyone range across most of central Minnesota. Conditions should improve Thursday into Friday.
by Paul Huttner

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Smoke, heat return to Minnesota; chance of needed rain Friday

Smoke, heat return to Minnesota; chance of needed rain Friday

Temperatures continue to trend upward with highs in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees for many midweek. Smoke returns to the skies. A good chance of rain develops Friday and Saturday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Warmer Tuesday, becoming hot midweek with thunder possible late week

Warmer Tuesday, becoming hot midweek with thunder possible late week

We’ll have sunshine through occasional high clouds Tuesday with temperatures warming into the mid to upper 80s. Southern Minnesota will be near 90 Wednesday and Thursday with the chance of Thunder moving in late Thursday into Friday and Saturday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Temps climb again; thunderstorm possible to end the week

Temps climb again; thunderstorm possible to end the week

Temperatures will once again be climbing above normal this week. Saturday rainfall was hit and miss but we have another chance late this week of some thunderstorms.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Warming back up the next couple days

Warming back up the next couple days

After a cool start, temperatures will be back to near or above normal Monday. We’ll have partly cloudy skies with heat building back in midweek. Spotty thunder is possible late Thursday into Friday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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