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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

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

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High pressure brings lots of sun, cooler air and smoke

High pressure brings lots of sun, cooler air and smoke

Surface high pressure out of Canada has brought cooler, dry and sunny air but also smoke and poor air quality. We’ll see dry weather until early next week when isolated thunder chances return. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Dew points fall Wednesday as high pressure pushes in; a few showers south

Dew points fall Wednesday as high pressure pushes in; a few showers south

Muggy air lingers in southern Minnesota where showers will dissipate Wednesday morning. Highs will be mostly in the 70s Wednesday with dew points continuing their fall as high pressure settles in. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Air quality alert for all of Minnesota through Saturday

Air quality alert for all of Minnesota through Saturday

A northerly wind flow will send multiple waves of Canadian wildfire smoke into Minnesota for the next few days. Air quality will reach the unhealthy range for most of Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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Still muggy Tuesday, but drier and cooler air is coming

Still muggy Tuesday, but drier and cooler air is coming

It’ll still be muggy Tuesday but dew points will drop overnight into Wednesday. We’ll have several consecutive days of cooler temperatures and lower dew points. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Severe weather risk favors southern Minnesota overnight

Severe weather risk favors southern Minnesota overnight

Strong to severe thunderstorms likely across southern Minnesota overnight. The highest risk zone favors areas south and southwest of the Twin Cities, but severe weather is also possible in the Twin Cities area.
by Paul Huttner

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What is a derecho?

What is a derecho?

A derecho is possible across central and southern Minnesota late Monday into Monday night, bringing a significant wind threat. Wind gusts over 75 mph are possible, along with heavy rain and embedded tornadoes within the line.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Hot, humid Monday with more severe storms developing

Hot, humid Monday with more severe storms developing

Monday will be another hot, humid day for southern Minnesota. Severe storms develop late Monday into Monday night. Cooler and drier air slowly builds in Tuesday into Wednesday. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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