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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.

Flooding in parts of SE Minnesota; steamy forecast

Flooding in parts of SE Minnesota; steamy forecast

Portions of southeastern Minnesota saw 4 to 7 inches of rain overnight, which has caused flooding: Very heavy rainfall of 4 to 7 inches has fallen across portions of Dodge, Olmsted, and Fillmore Counties, resulting in flash flooding. If flooding is observed, be prepared to seek higher ground, and remember to NEVER drive through flood…
by Ron Trenda

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Shelf cloud pics; steamy weekend ahead

Shelf cloud pics; steamy weekend ahead

Portions of central and southern Wisconsin have a slight risk or an enhanced risk of severe weather Thursday evening and overnight. Temperatures and dew points ramp up Friday afternoon and it'll be steamy this weekend.
by Ron Trenda

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Thursday thunderstorm chances; steamy Friday through Sunday

Thursday thunderstorm chances; steamy Friday through Sunday

Twin Cities metro area temperatures reached the mid-80s late Wednesday afternoon, but dew point temperatures were in the comfortable 50s.  We have some warmer temps and much stickier dew points in the forecast over the next few days. Temperature trends Most of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin will see highs in the 80s Thursday afternoon, with…
by Ron Trenda

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A summery Wednesday; steamy weather Friday and this weekend

A summery Wednesday; steamy weather Friday and this weekend

If you care about “good sleeping weather” you’ll want to get all the sleep that you can the next couple of nights. Anyone without air-conditioning will be dealing with steamy air later this week and this weekend. Dew points creep up a bit on Wednesday, then they’ll be in the sticky 60s across much of…
by Ron Trenda

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Warming to a weekend heat wave

Warming to a weekend heat wave

The warmup will begin Tuesday with just a gentle nudge on the thermometer up to seasonable temperatures. Afternoon high temperatures should range from the low and mid-70s across northern Minnesota to the low 80s in the south.
by Bill Endersen

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Scattered storms will weaken Monday evening; hot and humid later this week

Scattered storms will weaken Monday evening; hot and humid later this week

As expected, the hot June sun activated an unstable atmosphere to fire up a scattering of showers and thunderstorms Monday afternoon from International Falls on the Canadian border to St. Cloud, the Twin Cities area and southeastern Minnesota. Lightning reports identify some of the thunderstorms. Note that we seem to be along the route of…
by Bill Endersen

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Showery Monday; hot and rather muggy later this week

Showery Monday; hot and rather muggy later this week

Rain gauges have been busy from Sunday through the overnight into early Monday morning. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport measured 0.62 inches of rain for the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. while St. Paul’s downtown airport picked up a soggy 1.38 inches. My backyard rain gauge in Minneapolis registered o.44 inches. Rather heavy rain has…
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