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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.

More heat, humidity and scattered thunderstorms through Independence Day

More heat, humidity and scattered thunderstorms through Independence Day

Summer is baring its teeth again this week as sticky heat and thunderstorms make their return. The first order of business will be thunderstorms for northern Minnesota this Monday evening. Showers began forming in northwestern Minnesota by late afternoon. Showers will grow into thunderstorms over west central and northwestern Minnesota and track east-northeastward toward the…
by Bill Endersen

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Drier today; sticky and stormy likely for Independence Day

Drier today; sticky and stormy likely for Independence Day

Expect drying conditions across central and southern Minnesota Monday. High temperatures will range from the upper 70s near Canada to 80s for the rest of Minnesota. The Twin Cities should have an afternoon high near 87.
by Bill Endersen

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Warmer and brighter on Monday; a look a thunderstorm chances this week

Warmer and brighter on Monday; a look a thunderstorm chances this week

Soaking rains covered most of Minnesota Sunday morning, and the rain lingered over northeastern Minnesota until late afternoon. The official rainfall tally at  Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 1.16 inches. A new July 1 rainfall record was set at St. Cloud: St. Cloud had a record amount of precipitation today. The airport measured 1.37" of…
by Ron Trenda

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Periods of rain into early afternoon; a brighter and warmer Monday

Periods of rain into early afternoon; a brighter and warmer Monday

Most of Minnesota will have periods of rain this Sunday morning. An isolated thunderstorm will also be possible. The rain is expected to taper off from west to east as we go through the afternoon. The Twin Cities metro area could see showers linger into early afternoon, followed by partial sunshine around mid afternoon and beyond.…
by Ron Trenda

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Showers and possible thunder Sunday morning; 80s to start the week

Showers and possible thunder Sunday morning; 80s to start the week

Southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin were seeing the most showers and thunderstorms early Saturday evening, with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms elsewhere. There was a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for southeastern Minnesota and parts of western Wisconsin until 9 p.m. Saturday evening. Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio…
by Ron Trenda

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Severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m. for parts of metro, southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch, which is valid until 9 p.m. this Saturday evening, for much of southern Minnesota and parts of the Twin Cities metro area and western Wisconsin. _______________________________________________________________________________ 6 p.m. update The Twin Cities metro area counties,  plus Polk, Pierce and St. Croix…
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Chance of thunderstorms increases later today; cooler and less humid Sunday

Chance of thunderstorms increases later today; cooler and less humid Sunday

It’s still humid today in the Twin Cities metro area and much of southern Minnesota. But most areas won’t be as hot as they were on Friday. The Twin Cities metro area could hit about 90 degrees this Saturday afternoon, with lower 90s in southeastern Minnesota. The National Weather Service has a heat advisory until…
by Ron Trenda

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Not as hot this weekend; best thunderstorm chances shift south on Saturday

Not as hot this weekend; best thunderstorm chances shift south on Saturday

It was way too hot Friday afternoon. The official Twin Cities temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport hit 99 degrees Friday: We were just one degree from a triple-digit high temperature. The dew point temperature was 72 degrees, so our heat index was 108 degrees. It was a good afternoon to take it easy. Here are…
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Excessive heat warning for much of MN and western WI today

Excessive heat warning for much of MN and western WI today

Severe thunderstorms moved across parts of northern Minnesota this morning, packing damaging winds and hail of 1-inch diameter in some spots. There were several reports of trees blown over and other wind damage. Here are some severe weather reports from the Grand Forks office of the National Weather Service, with location and county highlighted: PRELIMINARY LOCAL…
by Ron Trenda

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Severe thunderstorm watch northern Minn. to 11 a.m.; excessive heat warning includes metro today

Severe thunderstorm watch northern Minn. to 11 a.m.; excessive heat warning includes metro today

Strong to severe thunderstorms are moving through parts of northern Minnesota this morning. A severe thunderstorm watch includes northwestern Minnesota until 8 a.m.: The remainder of northern Minnesota is in a severe thunderstorm watch until 11 a.m.: Details of the watch: URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 240 NWS Storm Prediction Center…
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