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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.

Harvey’s flooding rains continue; Sunday shower chance in Minnesota

Harvey’s flooding rains continue; Sunday shower chance in Minnesota

Hurricane Harvey toppled buildings, trees and power lines in parts of southeast Texas Friday night and Saturday. Harvey also brought torrential flooding rains. Here’s a sample of the damage and flooding in Rockport, Texas, where Harvey made landfall Friday evening: It Only Gets Worse! Like bomb went off!Rockport, TX – Downed power-lines & debris everywhere.…
by Ron Trenda

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Harvey’s rains continue; weekend rain chances in Minnesota

Harvey’s rains continue; weekend rain chances in Minnesota

Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Lockport, Texas around 10 p.m. Friday evening: #Harvey made landfall at 10 PM CDT as a category 4 hurricane near Rockport, Texas, with max winds of 130 mph and min pressure of 938 mb. pic.twitter.com/98y5wpKmBw — NHC Atlantic Ops (@NHC_Atlantic) August 26, 2017 Harvey was a major (Category 4) hurricane…
by Ron Trenda

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Hurricane Harvey update; weekend rain chances

Hurricane Harvey update; weekend rain chances

Hurricane Harvey is on the verge of becoming a major (Category 3) hurricane this Friday morning. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mix of infrared and visible satellite pictures shows Harvey’s slow movement toward the Texas coast since midnight: Maximum sustained winds are at 110 mph, so any strengthening will push Harvey into Category 3…
by Ron Trenda

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Rain chances increase on Friday; Coolest State Fair

Rain chances increase on Friday; Coolest State Fair

The start of our Minnesota State Fair is here! If you like cool weather, you’ll like the next several days, with highs mostly in the 70s at the Fair. It’s been cooler than this at State Fair time. According to the Minnesota State Climatology Office : The coolest Minnesota State Fair was during the six-day run…
by Ron Trenda

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Minnesota’s September preview, tropical trouble brewing in Gulf?

Minnesota’s September preview, tropical trouble brewing in Gulf?

This is how Minnesota’s weather should be. In mid-September. A cool refreshing Canadian air mass blows into Minnesota today on fresh northwest breezes. If you like the windows open and good sleeping weather this is your week. Northwest flow We call it northwest flow. This weather pattern favors dry northwest breezes. Dew points in the…
by Paul Huttner

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