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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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Toasty summer weather through the weekend

Toasty summer weather through the weekend

If you enjoyed Wednesday, which brought the Twin Cities its 14th 90-degree day of the year, then the next several days are designed for you. Expect high temperatures in the 80s statewide Thursday afternoon. The Twin Cities should reach about 88 with a light northwest wind. Muggy morning in southern Minnesota This morning has begun…
by Bill Endersen

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Air quality alert: Massive western smoke plume reaches Minnesota

Air quality alert: Massive western smoke plume reaches Minnesota

We’ve been watching smoke drifting aloft over Minnesota from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada for weeks now. Now, a more significant smoke plume has reached Minnesota. Some of that smoke is working down to ground level. The plume is clearly visible on NOAA weather satellites. Wednesday afternoon’s images show the clear and massive smoke plume blowing from…
by Paul Huttner

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Very warm and muggy Sunday; maybe stormy again later

Very warm and muggy Sunday; maybe stormy again later

Updated at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday: The Storm Prediction Center has issued its mid-afternoon updated convective outlook. While it pulls the slight risk area very slightly away from the southeast corner of the Twin Cities area compared to the morning outlook (in my earlier blog entry, farther down), the main change is to remove…
by Bill Endersen

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Thunderstorm chance overnight; steamy Sunday with P.M. thunderstorm possible

Thunderstorm chance overnight; steamy Sunday with P.M. thunderstorm possible

A National Weather Service storm damage survey was conducted on Saturday. The survey confirmed that a weak tornado tracked through part of eastern Kandiyohi county and western Meeker county Friday evening: Public Information Statement National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN 350 PM CDT Sat Aug 4 2018 …NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 8/3/2018 TORNADO EVENT… .OVERVIEW…A…
by Ron Trenda

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