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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.

MPR News brings you the latest weather outlook, across all of Minnesota, so you can be better prepared for your day.

Excellent air quality news; heavy rain signal setting up this weekend?

Excellent air quality news; heavy rain signal setting up this weekend?

The air quality outlook for Minnesota looks much more promising for at least the next week. A stalled warm front may spark storms with heavy rainfall this weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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Comfortable humidity for now; steamy again by Friday

Comfortable humidity for now; steamy again by Friday

Fresh breezes are blowing in a more comfortable air mass with lower humidity, but steamy tropical air returns to much of Minnesota by Friday.
by Paul Huttner

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Cooler, less humid Tuesday and Wednesday before heat, humidity return

Cooler, less humid Tuesday and Wednesday before heat, humidity return

It’ll be cooler and less humid behind Monday night’s front for Tuesday and Wednesday. Heat and humidity return late week, increasing the chance of storms. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Burning questions: The threat of worsening wildfires on air quality

Burning questions: The threat of worsening wildfires on air quality

Wildfire smoke is becoming an unwelcome part of our already short Midwest summers. When we dive deeper into the issue of wildfires, however, the situation is a bit more complicated than it seems.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Foggy start followed by clearing skies

Foggy start followed by clearing skies

A foggy start to the day will give way to clearing skies by the afternoon. An air quality alert remains in effect through Tuesday. Our temperatures will stay near seasonal averages through midweek.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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