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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.

Tornado watch western Minnesota until midnight Saturday; thunderstorm chance overnight and Sunday for the metro

Tornado watch western Minnesota until midnight Saturday; thunderstorm chance overnight and Sunday for the metro

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of west-central Minnesota and part of central Minnesota until midnight Saturday: Details of the watch: URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 180 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 340 PM CDT Sat Jun 16 2018 The NWS…
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Metro thunderstorms linger into early afternoon, then steamy with a thunderstorm chance

Metro thunderstorms linger into early afternoon, then steamy with a thunderstorm chance

You might have to have a backup plan for your outdoor activities this weekend. It’s going to be a soggy Saturday morning and early afternoon for much of southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area.  Spots that see the most thunderstorm activity could see some localized flooding. Southern Minnesota and the metro area could…
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Steamy afternoon; excessive heat warning, with a thunderstorm chance

Steamy afternoon; excessive heat warning, with a thunderstorm chance

Many areas will also see a round of thunderstorms overnight into early Saturday, followed by redevelopment Saturday afternoon and evening and a possible wave of thunderstorms Saturday night. Additional waves of showers and thunderstorms are expected on Sunday.
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Steamy afternoon; heat advisory for the metro area, with a thunderstorm chance

Steamy afternoon; heat advisory for the metro area, with a thunderstorm chance

This would be a good day to get that run or outdoor project done early in the day. It’ll be a sticky Friday afternoon in the Twin Cities metro area and much of southern and central Minnesota. Highs will be in the lower 90s, with dew point temperatures rising into the upper 60s and lower…
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Summery today; steamy Friday through Sunday with thunder chances

Summery today; steamy Friday through Sunday with thunder chances

The heat stays with us in southern and central Minnesota on Saturday. Dew point temperatures could be in the upper 60 to lower 70s in much of the southern half of Minnesota from Friday afternoon through Sunday.
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