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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.

A dry and cool Sunday; 80s return on Monday

A dry and cool Sunday; 80s return on Monday

Scattered showers will linger into Sunday afternoon in parts of northeastern Minnesota, but most Minnesotans will have a dry Sunday and Sunday evening. It’ll be windy through Sunday afternoon, so there’ll be a good walleye chop on the lakes. Temperature trends Sunday high temps are expected to range from the 50s in far northeastern Minnesota…
by Ron Trenda

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Some Sunday afternoon sunshine; temps rebound this coming week

Some Sunday afternoon sunshine; temps rebound this coming week

Many lawns and gardens had a good drink of water on Saturday. Sunday will be dry for most Minnesotans, but scattered showers could linger in parts of northern Minnesota during the morning hours. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern on Sunday: The NAM model shows…
by Ron Trenda

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Periods of rain and thunder this Saturday; breezy and brighter on Sunday

Periods of rain and thunder this Saturday; breezy and brighter on Sunday

Rain will complicate some of your outdoor plans during the first half of this weekend. Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have periods of rain, with some embedded thunderstorms, this Saturday and Saturday evening. It’s good to remember that it doesn’t have to be raining at your location for lightning to strike you. Lightning can strike…
by Ron Trenda

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Meteorological summer begins; Saturday the wettest day of this weekend

Meteorological summer begins; Saturday the wettest day of this weekend

Highs this Friday afternoon will range from 50s along the north shore of Lake Superior to the upper 80s in parts of southwestern Minnesota. Most of the Twin Cities metro area will probably top out close to 80. Saturday highs will range from the 50s northeast to 70s south.
by Ron Trenda

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Beautiful Friday ahead; free AC this weekend

Beautiful Friday ahead; free AC this weekend

Friday looks like one of the best weather days of the year in Minnesota. The back side of a departing high pressure zone brings plenty of sunshine and a moderate east breeze. Comfortable dew points in the 50s provide free AC. Abundant sunshine will make this first day of June one to remember. Friday is…
by Paul Huttner

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