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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.

A dry Monday in most areas; update on Canadian wildfire smoke

A dry Monday in most areas; update on Canadian wildfire smoke

It was a beautiful Sunday across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 84 degrees, which is exactly our average high temp in the Twin Cities this time of year. Average feels great in July! Wildfire smoke is moving away The thickest smoke from Canadian wildfires has…
by Ron Trenda

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Pleasant July Sunday; unsettled at times this week

Pleasant July Sunday; unsettled at times this week

Smoky skies Smoke from Canadian wildfires in eastern Manitoba and western Ontario spread across northern Minnesota on Saturday. In response, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an Air Quality Alert for smoky air for about the northern third of the state. Most of the smoke is aloft as of Sunday morning. Some of it likely…
by Bill Endersen

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A nice Sunday in most areas; Canadian wildfire smoke lingers in far northern Minn.

A nice Sunday in most areas; Canadian wildfire smoke lingers in far northern Minn.

It was an enjoyable Saturday across most of Minnesota, but parts of far northern Minnesota had reduced air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. Sunday may be a replay of Saturday’s conditions, with some additional spots in northern Minnesota seeing some smoke during the morning hours. Air quality alert for the north The Minnesota…
by Ron Trenda

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A quiet weekend; Canadian wildfire smoke lowers Ely air quality

A quiet weekend; Canadian wildfire smoke lowers Ely air quality

It’ll be nice to go through this Saturday afternoon without any severe weather warnings.  And it’ll be a comfy Saturday, with lowered dew points and near-normal highs. Temperature trends Saturday afternoon highs will be mainly in the upper 70s to the lower 80s across Minnesota and western Wisconsin, but it’ll be cooler near Lake Superior. …
by Ron Trenda

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A quiet Saturday and Sunday; Friday tornado video from Sibley county

Some of the thunderstorms that moved through southern Minnesota late Friday afternoon and early Friday evening were severe. This tornado touchdown occurred Friday near Henderson, in Sibley county: Matt Waldron sent this video to the @KARE11 Facebook page of a brief tornado touchdown earlier near Henderson #MNwx @NWSTwinCities We’d love to see your weather pics…
by Ron Trenda

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Friday evening showers and thunderstorms; a quiet weekend

Friday evening showers and thunderstorms; a quiet weekend

Areas of rain with embedded thunderstorms will move across central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin as we go through Friday evening. A severe thunderstorm will be possible, and some areas could see heavy rain. _________________________________________________________________________ Evening update There were reports of tornado touchdowns near Arlington and Henderson in Sibley county between 5:25 and 5:45…
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Friday shower/t-storm chance; less humid this weekend

Friday shower/t-storm chance; less humid this weekend

Many of us had just a few minutes of rain on the Fourth of July, and some people saw no rain at all.  Several locations in Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin had more persistent rains, and some spots had flooding. This was the scene in Sartell, Minn., near St. Cloud, after they received several inches of…
by Ron Trenda

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Fourth of July warmth and thunder chances; 20th anniversary of BWCA blowdown

Fourth of July warmth and thunder chances; 20th anniversary of BWCA blowdown

Happy Fourth of July! It’ll feel very summery today across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with areas of showers and thunderstorms at times. Temperature trends Our Thursday high temps will reach the 80s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with some 70s in parts of north-central and northeastern Minnesota. Metro area highs are…
by Ron Trenda

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July 4: Scattered showers, thunderstorms possible, along with sunshine

July 4: Scattered showers, thunderstorms possible, along with sunshine

Our weather will remain unsettled through the Fourth of July and on into Friday. Don’t cancel any fireworks plans; many of us will have dry weather Thursday evening. Shower and thunderstorm chances Our Wednesday afternoon high was 87 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Some showers and thunderstorms moved across parts of the Twin Cities metro…
by Ron Trenda

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