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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 28, 2018 2:54 PM

Excessive heat warning includes metro Friday; thunderstorms at times on Saturday

I heard some people say that it felt steamy in the Twin Cities on Thursday. Add 10 to 12 degrees and a bit more moisture and you’ll have an idea of how it will feel Friday afternoon. Temperatures in the upper 90s and dew point temps in the 70s Friday afternoon could spike heat index…

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June 28, 2018 10:35 AM

Severe thunderstorm watch northern MN to 9 p.m.; Friday heat warning for metro

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch that continues until 9 p.m. Thursday across much of northern Minnesota: Details of the severe thunderstorm watch: URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 233 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 135 PM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018 The…

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June 28, 2018 9:01 AM

Severe thunderstorm watch northern Minn. to 9 p.m.; steamy weather Friday

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch that continues until 9 p.m. this Thursday evening across much of northern Minnesota: Details of the watch: URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 233 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 135 PM CDT Thu Jun 28 2018…

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June 28, 2018 4:19 AM

Heat builds across Minnesota; thunderstorms up north Thursday

Forecasters are expecting intense heat across much of southern Minnesota and and potentially severe thunderstorms up north.

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June 28, 2018 1:40 AM

Warmer and turning more humid; excessive heat watch for Friday

Get ready for higher temperatures and rising dew points today and Friday. Highs will reach well into the 80s across much of Minnesota this Thursday afternoon: Dew point temperatures will rise to the upper 60s to around 70s. It will feel sticky this afternoon, but downright steamy on Friday. Southern and central Minnesota will reach…

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June 27, 2018 1:55 PM

Steamy air moves in to end the week; thunderstorms at times on Saturday

Most Minnesotans enjoyed some great summer weather on Wednesday. Our temps will be warmer on Thursday, with highs reaching the upper 80s in southern Minnesota: Northeastern Minnesota should top out in the lower 80s. Friday will be the hottest day of the week, with highs well into the 90s for the southern half of Minnesota:…

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June 27, 2018 4:09 AM

Warmer Thursday, hot Friday, thunderstorms Saturday

Friday will be the hottest day of the week, with 90s over about the southern half of Minnesota:

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June 26, 2018 1:44 PM

A brief break from heavy rains; steamy Friday, then Saturday thunderstorms

With swollen or flooding rivers in parts of southern Minnesota, it would be great to string together several dry days. The next couple of days are expected to be mostly dry in much of southern Minnesota, but some forecast models show thunderstorms returning to the area late Friday night and Saturday into Saturday night. Portions…

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June 26, 2018 2:58 AM

Hot, steamy weather still on tap for later this week

Showers will wane as the area of rain heads farther north. More showers will continue to develop across mainly south central and southeastern Minnesota through the day Tuesday, but they will struggle to get as far north as the Twin Cities.

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June 25, 2018 12:12 PM

More rain for southern Minnesota Monday night and Tuesday; hot and steamy later this week

Frequent widespread rains over the past week have caused flooding across southern Minnesota, mainly in low-lying or poorly-drained areas as well as tributaries to the Minnesota River. A mid-atmospheric low pressure system spinning across Iowa will spread more showers and thunderstorms across southern Minnesota through Tuesday. Rain will fall mainly on southwestern and south central…

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