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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.

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A summery Sunday; cooler, with rain at times this week

A summery Sunday; cooler, with rain at times this week

We like our changeable weather in Minnesota. We can go from shorts and flip-flops (today) to umbrellas and light jackets (Wednesday). On to the details. Temperature trends Sunday afternoon highs will reach the 90s in west-central and southwestern Minnesota. We could also see 90 or slightly above 90 from S. Cloud to the Twin Cities…
by Ron Trenda

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Steamy again on Sunday; rain at times this coming week

Steamy again on Sunday; rain at times this coming week

The high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 92 degrees on Saturday. It wasn’t close to our Twin Cities record high of 98 degrees for September 15, but was 20 degrees warmer than our average high temp for this time of year. The dew point hit at least 72 degrees at MSP airport on Saturday,…
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Steamy weekend; Saturday afternoon heat advisory for the Twin Cities metro area

Steamy weekend; Saturday afternoon heat advisory for the Twin Cities metro area

No, your calendar isn’t broken. This really is September 15, even though it will feel like July this afternoon. Saturday afternoon highs are expected to reach the upper 80s to lower 90s in about the southern half of Minnesota. Dew points will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s in southern and central Minnesota,…
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Heat advisory this afternoon for Hennepin and Ramsey counties; summery all weekend

Heat advisory this afternoon for Hennepin and Ramsey counties; summery all weekend

It’ll feel more like July than September across much of Minnesota this weekend. Saturday afternoon highs are expected to reach the upper 80s to lower 90s in about the southern half of Minnesota: Dew points will rise into the lower 70s in the warmest areas this afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a heat…
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Florence’s flooding rains continue; a summery weekend for Minnesota

Florence’s flooding rains continue; a summery weekend for Minnesota

Hurricane Florence’s sustained winds dropped to 70 mph late Friday afternoon, so Florence is now a tropical storm: #FlorenceHurricane2018: Now a tropical storm, but torrential rains continue (already 20 inches in some spots). #GOESEast is keeping watch as #Florence slowly crawls inland from the Carolina coast. More: https://t.co/n00iSTYo3r pic.twitter.com/oHYpPZMXRW — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) September 14,…
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Hurricane Florence’s torrential rains linger over the Carolinas; summery weekend for Minnesota

Hurricane Florence’s torrential rains linger over the Carolinas; summery weekend for Minnesota

Hurricane Florence was a category 1 hurricane as it made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina this morning: NEW: #Hurricane #Florence has made landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina at 7:15 AM EDT (1115 UTC) with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph (150 km/h), and a minimum central pressure estimate of 958 mb (28.29"). https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb…
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Carolinas brace for Hurricane Florence; summery weather in Minnesota

Carolinas brace for Hurricane Florence; summery weather in Minnesota

Most of Minnesota will see highs in the 80s Thursday afternoon, with some 70s in the far north. Dew points will rise into the 60s across much of the southern half of Minnesota.
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Florence throwing forecasters curve balls

Florence throwing forecasters curve balls

Uncertainty still exists over Florence's eventual track.
by Paul Huttner

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