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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.

Metro heat advisory begins this afternoon; thunderstorm chances increase by evening

Metro heat advisory begins this afternoon; thunderstorm chances increase by evening

Get ready for some steamy weather. Temperature trends Sunday highs will be in the 80s over most of northern and central Minnesota, with 90 or lower 90s in the Twin Cities metro area and southern Minnesota. Dew points will climb into the 70s Sunday afternoon across much of the southern half of Minnesota and parts of…
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A steamy Sunday, with PM storms possible; hot on Monday too

The Saturday afternoon high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 87 degrees, which is three degrees above average.  It definitely felt summery, with dew point temperatures in the lower 60s. Our Sunday weather will be downright steamy. Temperature trends  Sunday highs will be in the 80s over most of northern and central Minnesota, with…
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Excessive heat watch for metro area begins Sunday afternoon; hot on Monday too

Excessive heat watch for metro area begins Sunday afternoon; hot on Monday too

Our dew points will be a bit sticky today, but they’ll ramp up into the tropical 70s in many areas on Sunday. Our temperatures will be warmer on Sunday too. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for the Twin Cities metro area that begins Sunday afternoon and runs through Monday evening:…
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Warm and humid through the weekend; Barry will bring flooding rains to New Orleans

Warm and humid through the weekend; Barry will bring flooding rains to New Orleans

After a delightful Friday morning, our temperatures and dew points will ramp up as we go through the afternoon. If you like steamy weather, you’ll like the weekend forecast. Temperature trends Friday afternoon highs will reach the 70s in far northern Minnesota, but they will be well into the 80s across most of Minnesota and…
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Gorgeous Thursday, then weekend heat and humidity; New Orleans hurricane watch

Gorgeous Thursday, then weekend heat and humidity; New Orleans hurricane watch

Our Thursday will be rain-free in most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. Scattered showers and thunderstorms could move into northwestern Minnesota Thursday evening, then spread to the east and southeast overnight Thursday night and into Friday.
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