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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.

Strong storms into the evening; much less hot Wednesday

Strong storms into the evening; much less hot Wednesday

Numerous thunderstorms really revved up in the sticky heating of the day on Tuesday. Many storms have had gusty winds and hail around one inch in diameter. There have been scattered reports of trees and branches down. What has impressed me has been how widespread this outbreak has been without the usual organization of storms…
by Bill Endersen

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More July weather in May

More July weather in May

Thunderstorms are likely to rev up in the heating of this afternoon and become widespread this evening. Some storms might become strong or severe, especially north of the Twin Cities.
by Bill Endersen

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Record-breaking Memorial Day heat; temps trend downward this week

Record-breaking Memorial Day heat; temps trend downward this week

Our Memorial Day heat was historic. The temperature hit 100 degrees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, giving us a record temperature trifecta: It has officially reached 100° in the Twin Cities! This is only the second date in the month of May the Twin Cities have reached 100°. New Records set:Earliest date to hit 100°…
by Ron Trenda

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Record heat; excessive heat warning and air pollution advisory

Record heat; excessive heat warning and air pollution advisory

The temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport hit triple digits this afternoon: Today is the earliest 100 degree day on record in the Twin Cities! #mnwx #MemorialDay pic.twitter.com/iqVM4QwUZt — Bill Borghoff (@BillBorghoff) May 28, 2018 The previous Twin Cities record for earliest 100 degree reading was May 31, 1934, when it hit 106. The 100 degree…
by Ron Trenda

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A hot and steamy Memorial Day; excessive heat warning and air quality alert

A hot and steamy Memorial Day; excessive heat warning and air quality alert

Our heat wave continues today. Highs in the 90s are expected over about the southern half of Minnesota, with 80s north. Areas near Lake Superior will be a bit cooler. Twin Cities metro area temps will peak in the upper 90s, and a few spots in the metro could hit 100. The heat index, which…
by Ron Trenda

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A hot Memorial Day; air quality alert too

A hot Memorial Day; air quality alert too

It’s still hot. The high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 91 degrees Sunday afternoon. That’s well above our average high of 73 degrees for this time of year. It would have been even warmer if the early afternoon cloud deck had thinned out more quickly. Many spots in southern Minnesota hit the upper 90s. …
by Ron Trenda

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Heat advisory this afternoon; heat lingers through Memorial Day

Heat advisory this afternoon; heat lingers through Memorial Day

Our heat wave will continue today and right through Memorial Day. Highs this afternoon will reach the 90s over much of Minnesota. We could hit 97 degrees this afternoon in the Twin Cities metro area, which would break today’s record high of 95. Far northern Minnesota will probably top out in the 80s, with cooler temps…
by Ron Trenda

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Heat advisory includes Twin Cities Sunday afternoon; still hot on Memorial Day

Heat advisory includes Twin Cities Sunday afternoon; still hot on Memorial Day

The heat wave continues. High temps were in the 90s Saturday in the Twin Cities metro area and much of Minnesota. There were a few 80s in far northern Minnesota, with cooler temps in a few spots up along the north shore of Lake Superior. Highs in the 90s are expected over most of Minnesota…
by Ron Trenda

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A hot but bright weekend; temps cool a bit by Tuesday and Wednesday

A hot but bright weekend; temps cool a bit by Tuesday and Wednesday

This might be the warmest Memorial Day weekend that most of us ever see. It will be the warmest Memorial Day weekend in the Twin Cities metro area since 2006, when we had a high of 87 on Saturday, followed by 97 on Sunday and 94 on Memorial Day. Our average Twin Cities high temp…
by Ron Trenda

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