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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.

Advancing cool front produces showers, storms with falling dew points

Advancing cool front produces showers, storms with falling dew points

A cold front is bringing relief after a few hot, steamy days. More storms are possible in southeastern Minnesota Monday afternoon. Wednesday and Thursday look soggy with more rain. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Cold front brings relief and a risk for severe weather

Cold front brings relief and a risk for severe weather

A strong cold front is sweeping through the region, bringing the potential for severe storm along with much-needed relief from the recent heatwave.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Another scorcher ahead: excessive heat and triple-digit indices

Another scorcher ahead: excessive heat and triple-digit indices

We’re facing another stretch of dangerous weather. Excessive heat continues with triple-digit heat indices, and the potential for severe thunderstorms exists across much of the state.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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No break from the heat: muggy night ahead

No break from the heat: muggy night ahead

Record-setting heat during the day is carrying over into a very warm Saturday night, with overnight lows only dipping into the upper 70s to low 80s. Little relief from the heat is expected through the night.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Extreme heat warning with dangerous heat indices

Extreme heat warning with dangerous heat indices

An extreme heat warning is in effect as dangerously high heat index values between 105 and 110 are expected, driven by soaring temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s and oppressive humidity with dew points in the 70s.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Severe risk north overnight; extreme heat warning this weekend

Severe risk north overnight; extreme heat warning this weekend

A tropical warm front will trigger severe storms across much of northern Minnesota overnight. Extreme heat warnings are up for the weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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Steamy, stormy summer solstice

Steamy, stormy summer solstice

The summer solstice arrives with intense heat, soaring dew points and dangerous heat indices climbing into the triple digits. Meanwhile, strong to severe storms are expected to sweep through northern Minnesota late Friday night.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Severe storms overnight; extreme heat warning this weekend

Severe storms overnight; extreme heat warning this weekend

A cluster of severe storms is likely to roll down I-94 overnight from Fargo into the Twin Cities before dawn. The warm front will push heat index values over 100 degrees this weekend.
by Paul Huttner

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The sticky truth about dew point and relative humidity

The sticky truth about dew point and relative humidity

We’ve all heard the classic line, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.” But honestly, what is humidity? And what exactly does dew point measure? Let’s dive into the sticky, sweaty truth behind these weather terms.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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