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.

July 30, 2018 2:19 PM

A beautiful Tuesday; cooler on Wednesday with a chance of rain and thunder

There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms in far northern Minnesota late Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening. That chance expands into central Minnesota Tuesday night.

by Ron Trenda

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July 30, 2018 4:47 AM

Summery with possible isolated afternoon rain; Calif. wildfire update

The Twin Cities metro area could see an isolated shower or thunderstorm anytime after about 3 p.m., but it will be dry in most areas for the bulk of the daylight hours.

by Ron Trenda

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July 29, 2018 2:41 PM

P.M. shower and thunder chance; steamy next Saturday?

Our Sunday weather was very typical of July. We had morning sunshine, followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. The high temperature at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 82 degrees, just one degree shy of our average Twin Cities metro area high this time of year. Our Monday will be similar to Sunday,…

by Ron Trenda

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July 29, 2018 3:03 AM

Copy/paste weekend; August heat ahead

Significant temperature changes this week.

by Paul Huttner

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July 28, 2018 11:53 AM

Nice Sunday ahead; summer rolls on

Trending dry across much of Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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July 28, 2018 2:59 AM

Smoke layer aloft from western fires; spotty late-day T-Showers

Smoky smudge across Minnesota skies this weekend.

by Paul Huttner

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July 27, 2018 12:11 PM

Tornadic Firestorm? Carr Fire spawns tornado-like rotation, damage patterns

Carr Fire creates massive fire-driven tornado-like vortex.

by Paul Huttner

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July 27, 2018 4:43 AM

Where to watch Friday’s lunar eclipse; weekend weather looks OK

A few spots in the Twin Cities metro area and southeastern Minnesota could touch 80 Sunday afternoon. Twin Cities highs return to the lower 80s on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

by Ron Trenda