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Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

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One last sticky day, with some storms

One last sticky day, with some storms

Canadian high pressure remains on track to send us cooler and much drier air tomorrow and for much of the weekend.
by Bill Endersen

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Early morning thunderstorms

Early morning thunderstorms

Numerous thunderstorms developed in northern Minnesota overnight and merged into a line of strong to severe weather that has been passing by to the north of the Twin Cities. Storms raced rapidly to the southeast. Numerous severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued, based mainly on estimated winds from Doppler radar. There have also been some…
by Bill Endersen

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Thunderstorm chances overnight and Thursday; the July snow myth

Thunderstorm chances overnight and Thursday; the July snow myth

There’s plenty of warm and moist air over Minnesota this Wednesday afternoon. That means that we have plenty of fuel in place for some scattered thunderstorms this Wednesday evening and overnight. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern: Of course, some areas that look dry in…
by Ron Trenda

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Hot and muggy with scattered showers and thunderstorms today

Hot and muggy with scattered showers and thunderstorms today

The heat and humidity will conspire with instability and solar heating to bring us the chance of strong thunderstorms late Wednesday afternoon.
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Scattered thunderstorms overnight and Wednesday

Scattered thunderstorms overnight and Wednesday

Strong to severe thunderstorms moved through parts of northwestern and southern Minnesota Tuesday evening. Here’s the view from above: There were several reports of large hail Tuesday evening, including two-inch diameter hail 6 miles east of Sunburg in Kandiyohi county at 6:30 p.m. CDT. Overnight and Wednesday Scattered thunderstorms are expected in Minnesota, including the…
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Severe thunderstorm watch northern Minnesota until midnight

Severe thunderstorm watch northern Minnesota until midnight

The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight this Fourth of July for much of northern Minnesota: Scattered thunderstorms are also possible in central and southern Minnesota this Tuesday evening. Because the winds aloft are weak, any thunderstorms that develop will move slowly and they could…
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Warmer and more humid, chance of a shower or thunderstorm

Warmer and more humid, chance of a shower or thunderstorm

It really feels like the Fourth of July. Temperatures will be in the 80s in most of Minnesota this Tuesday afternoon, and dew points will rise into the 60s. Northeastern Minnesota will see high temps in the 70s. Thunderstorm chances Scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are possible this Fourth of July. The forecast…
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A shower and thunderstorm chance, pleasant temps

A shower and thunderstorm chance, pleasant temps

Our average high temperature is 83 degrees this time of year in the Twin Cities. We’ll probably reach at least 80 this Fourth of July in the Twin Cities and much of Minnesota, with some 70s in the northeast. We had to put the chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in our July 4th forecast…
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Steamier, stormier weather is on its way

Steamier, stormier weather is on its way

Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be cooler with lower humidities. But if you look at the forecast high temperature map for next Saturday, you will see a great deal of heat building to our west.
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A lovely Sunday, hotter and muggier by midweek

A lovely Sunday, hotter and muggier by midweek

I have always enjoyed sunsets, whether from the subtle change in hues of a clear sky as the sun dips below the western horizon or the brilliant underside lighting of a deck of altocumulus clouds from the last red rays of sunlight. People would buy tickets to watch if the sun set just once per…
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