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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

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Death Valley records hottest month ever on Earth

Death Valley records hottest month ever on Earth

The weather station at Furnace Creek has recorded the hottest month ever reliably measured on Earth. July's average monthly temperature of 108 degrees breaks the July record of 107.4 degrees set just last year.
by Paul Huttner

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A nice end to July; thunderstorm chance spreads south into Wednesday

A nice end to July; thunderstorm chance spreads south into Wednesday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible in far northern Minnesota late this afternoon and this evening, and that rain chance expands through the remainder of northern Minnesota and into central Minnesota overnight.
by Ron Trenda

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Summery with possible isolated afternoon rain; Calif. wildfire update

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

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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Copy/paste weekend; August heat ahead

Copy/paste weekend; August heat ahead

Significant temperature changes this week.
by Paul Huttner

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Nice Sunday ahead; summer rolls on

Nice Sunday ahead; summer rolls on

Trending dry across much of Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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