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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists, Paul Huttner, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

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Weekend forecast: Thunderstorm chances return!

Weekend forecast: Thunderstorm chances return!

It’s been rare this summer, but we actually have some rain and thunder in our weekend forecast. We have details on that, plus an update on drought conditions and a look at the air quality alert for portions of Minnesota through Friday.
by Ron Trenda

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Rain finally returns to Minnesota Thursday

Showers and a few storms move across Minnesota Thursday, and temperatures stay slightly cooler.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Air quality improving across Minnesota

A shift in wind direction is pushing smoke northward.
by Paul Huttner

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Rain moves in by late Wednesday

The air quality across Minnesota keeps improving Wednesday, and needed rain starts pushing into the state by the end of the day.
by Nicole Mitchell

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Rain chances emerging Thursday and this weekend

Rain chances emerging Thursday and this weekend

We’re searching the weather maps for rain this summer in Minnesota. It looks like we may have found some.
by Paul Huttner

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Air quality improves Wednesday across Minnesota

Air quality improves Wednesday across Minnesota

Winds will blow from the south Wednesday. That should help improve MInnesota’s air quality overall.
by Paul Huttner

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Needed rain chances return into the Minnesota forecast

Minnesota is expected to see slow improvement in air quality through Tuesday, then as heat and humidity return, so do more rain chances. The current forecast brings some scattered showers and storms into the state on Thursday. 
by Nicole Mitchell

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