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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.

A weather winning streak
There’s a good reason that many of us take vacations in July. It’s typically the sunniest month of the year in Minnesota. Our average high temperatures peak in July, but that means a lot of 80s, not the 100 degree temps of Phoenix. Temperature trends High temps should reach the 80s across most of Minnesota…
Very nice!
Don’t expect much weather drama over the next few days. We’ll enjoy some of the most pleasant weather in the country today through Saturday! Our Thursday will be dry over most of Minnesota,  but there’s a chance of scattered showers and an isolated thunderstorm Thursday afternoon and evening over northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. Northern…
Steamy Tuesday, with some strong thunderstorms possible by evening
I’d say that our Monday weather was ideal. There was plenty of sunshine, and temperatures and humidity levels were pleasant. If you like your weather a bit steamier, you might like that part of the Tuesday forecast. Tuesday warmup Highs Tuesday will warm into the 90s in southwestern Minnesota, with 80s in most other parts…