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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.

June 27, 2019 1:24 AM

Severe thunderstorm watch until 1 p.m., includes Twin Cities metro

Strong to severe thunderstorms will spread across much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin Thursday morning and into the afternoon.

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June 26, 2019 1:29 PM

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…

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June 26, 2019 4:09 AM

Wednesday night, Thursday thunder chances; temps, humidity ramp up

Most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin will see Wednesday afternoon highs in the 80s, with a few upper 70s in northeastern Minnesota. Some spots in the Twin Cities metro area could reach the mid 80s.

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June 25, 2019 1:05 PM

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…

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June 25, 2019 3:13 AM

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.

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June 24, 2019 12:38 PM

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…

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June 24, 2019 3:21 AM

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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June 23, 2019 12:54 PM

Monday showers at times, possibly a thunderstorm; a shot at 90 later this week

I’ve heard from several people who have really enjoyed this stretch of days with highs in the 70s. Those of you that like warmer temperatures won’t have to wait very long. Temperature trends Highs will be in the 70s across most of Minnesota Monday afternoon, with 60s to the northeast: Our average high temp is…

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June 23, 2019 3:57 AM

Sunday showers at times, with a thunderstorm also possible; a shot at 90 later this week

Northwestern Minnesota and most of west-central Minnesota will have a beautiful and dry Sunday. The remainder of Minnesota plus western Wisconsin will have periods of showers, with a few embedded thunderstorms also possible. Intermittent showers and the chance of thunderstorms will linger in many areas overnight Sunday night and into Monday. The National Oceanic and…

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June 22, 2019 1:31 PM

Some showers and t-storms at times on Sunday; a shot at 90 next week?

Most of us made it through the bulk of Saturday without getting rained on. We probably won’t be as lucky on Sunday; there are some off and on showers and thunderstorms in the Sunday forecast. So it goes in Minnesota during June. Rain and thunder prospects Areas of rain, with embedded thunderstorms, will spread across…

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