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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.

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A potentially stormy Wednesday with more heat, humidity south

A potentially stormy Wednesday with more heat, humidity south

Scattered thunderstorms will move south and southeast near a slowly advancing cool front into Wednesday night. Some storms could be strong to severe with heavy rainfall. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Heat advisory south; storms and flood risk north

Heat advisory south; storms and flood risk north

A heat advisory covers much of southern Minnesota including the Twin Cities area; strongest storms favor northern and central Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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Hot and humid with more storm chances

Hot and humid with more storm chances

Tuesday and Wednesday will be hot and humid across southern Minnesota. The steamy air will continue to generate storm chances through Wednesday night. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Air quality alert lifted, but smoke may linger Monday

Air quality alert lifted, but smoke may linger Monday

An air quality alert has officially been lifted, but wildfire smoke may still linger into Monday. Southerly winds are helping push much of the smoke northward, though hazy skies remain possible.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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A steamy and unsettled week with several thunder chances

A steamy and unsettled week with several thunder chances

Monday will start comfortable but most of the week will be very warm and humid. We’ll have several chances at thunderstorms with an unsettled pattern. 
by Sven Sundgaard

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Showers and thunderstorms return to forecast; heat builds in Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms return to forecast; heat builds in Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms remain possible into early Monday morning and again in the afternoon, but conditions will quickly turn hot and humid as a ridge of heat builds in by Tuesday. A classic midsummer pattern takes hold, with rising dew points and heat indices climbing into the 90s—and possibly reaching the triple digits—through much of the week.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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Sunshine to wrap up the weekend with comfortable high temperatures

Sunshine to wrap up the weekend with comfortable high temperatures

The weekend wraps up on a bright note Sunday, with plenty of sunshine and comfortable highs in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. However, an air quality alert remains in effect for northern Minnesota, where fine particle levels are reaching the very unhealthy category.
by Mandy Thalhuber

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