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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.

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Summery, with a shower/t-storm chance Saturday; sunny and cooler Sunday

Summery, with a shower/t-storm chance Saturday; sunny and cooler Sunday

My wife and I enjoyed a mosquito-free evening on our front porch Friday. The gorgeous weather was probably a factor in the smiling faces of the people that walked by our house. It would be great if we could bottle up a few of those pleasant evenings and revisit them in November! Rain opportunities Scattered…
by Ron Trenda

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Sunshine and warmth; Red Flag warning includes the metro area this afternoon

Sunshine and warmth; Red Flag warning includes the metro area this afternoon

Our average high is only 66 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities metro area. We’re shooting for 80 degrees in the Twin Cities this afternoon, and most of Minnesota will see highs in the 70s. We’ll have plenty of sunshine too, so you might want to spend some time outdoors on your…
by Ron Trenda

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Sunshine, but becoming windy; Red Flag warning includes the metro area this afternoon

Sunshine, but becoming windy; Red Flag warning includes the metro area this afternoon

Winds will increase by this afternoon and remain gusty into early evening. The strong winds will combine with low relative humidity levels to create dangerous fire weather conditions in much of Minnesota this afternoon and early this evening.  Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly, so outdoor burning is not recommended. The National Weather…
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Best rain chance stays south; record lake ice-out

Best rain chance stays south; record lake ice-out

Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are possible in southern Minnesota late Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening.
by Ron Trenda

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At long last, spring has arrived to stay

At long last, spring has arrived to stay

We should have high temperatures mainly in the 60s and 70s across the state for quite a few days coming up. Wednesday will warm mainly into the 60s around Minnesota.
by Bill Endersen

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