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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Updraft® is your source for Minnesota forecasts and insights from our expert meteorologists Ben Cathey, Sven Sundgaard and Mandy Thalhuber.

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Soggy early Monday; stormy later in the day

Soggy early Monday; stormy later in the day

A stormy Sunday has been followed by a very rainy Sunday night into Monday morning for much of central and southern Minnesota. Many areas likely picked up 1 to 3 inches or more of rain and are still getting rained on as I type. Heavy rain in the Morton area of Redwood County caused a…
by Bill Endersen

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Widespread rain early Monday

Widespread rain early Monday

Rain will likely taper off toward midday, but thunderstorms are likely to bubble during the afternoon and evening mainly in southern Minnesota. Some storms later on Monday might become severe.
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Showers and storms at times this week; Friday high of 114.6 degrees was new French record

Showers and storms at times this week; Friday high of 114.6 degrees was new French record

We’re in a weather pattern that won’t allow us to forecast a single rain-free day this week. We will have off and on showers and thunderstorms this week in much of central and southern Minnesota, parts of northern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We had two rounds of thunderstorms in the Twin Cities on Sunday, which…
by Ron Trenda

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Showers and t-storms at times; mainly 80s this coming week

Showers and t-storms at times; mainly 80s this coming week

We’ve seen some sunshine at times this Sunday and two waves of showers and thunderstorms in many locations. The atmosphere remains unsettled, so some off and on showers and thunderstorms are still possible the remainder of this afternoon and overnight Sunday night. The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a slight risk…
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Steamy, with showers and thunderstorms at times; more rain this week

Steamy, with showers and thunderstorms at times; more rain this week

Thunderstorms to the northeast of the Twin Cities earlier this morning created a gust front that spread winds of 40 to 50 mph across the metro area. A gust of 44 mph was reported at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport at 8 a.m. Sunday, as the thunderstorms expanded to the southwest.  Xcel energy reporting around 6,000…
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Severe t-storm watch includes Twin Cities metro until 1 p.m.

Severe t-storm watch includes Twin Cities metro until 1 p.m.

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch that continues until 1 p.m. for much of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The watch does include the Twin Cities metro area: ____________________________________________________ 9:50 a.m. update: The severe thunderstorm watch is no longer in effect for any Minnesota counties. ___________________________________________________…
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Hot and sticky weekend continues; storms likely on Sunday

Hot and sticky weekend continues; storms likely on Sunday

There’s nothing quite like having Florida weather in Minnesota. Saturday has been hot and very sticky for most of us, but it could have been even hotter. Severe thunderstorms that produced a measured wind gust of 80 mph at the Fargo airport weakened into harmless cooling showers as they tracked across northern Minnesota. Farther south,…
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Hot and humid weekend with a few storms

Hot and humid weekend with a few storms

If you have been looking forward to sweltering weather, then this will be your kind of weekend. And we will throw in a few thunderstorms for good measure. Seriously, though, steamy weather is dangerous for people and pets. Drinking plenty of water can keep you hydrated, but shade, fans and air conditioning are keys to…
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Update on our steamy weekend; A Sunday rain chance

Update on our steamy weekend; A Sunday rain chance

This will be our first steamy weekend of 2019. Saturday highs will hit 90 degrees or warmer across much of Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin: Dew point temperatures will reach the steamy 70s in the many areas, which will raise our afternoon heat index values toward 100 degrees. Sunday highs are expected to be…
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Steamy weekend; heat safety tips

Steamy weekend; heat safety tips

Rochester, Minn., saw more than a month’s worth of rain overnight Thursday night into early Friday. Their total of almost 5 inches set a new daily rainfall record for June: Since 1 AM this morning, Rochester International Airport has received 4.90" of rain. This makes today the wettest June day and 6th wettest day. This…
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