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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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Best shower chance north on Saturday; a beautiful Sunday

Best shower chance north on Saturday; a beautiful Sunday

This holiday weekend lasts through Tuesday for many people. That’s a good thing, because much of northern Minnesota will see some Saturday showers. There could even be some thunderstorms, especially late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening in northeastern Minnesota. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale forecast model shows the potential rain pattern:…
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Shower chance northern Minnesota Saturday; a dry Sunday

Shower chance northern Minnesota Saturday; a dry Sunday

Scattered strong thunderstorms blossomed over eastern Minnesota Friday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s weather satellite captured this view from above: Some scattered strong thunderstorms were still moving through parts of eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin Friday evening. Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you can also…
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Scattered showers and thunderstorms; mostly pleasant this weekend

Scattered showers and thunderstorms; mostly pleasant this weekend

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in Minnesota this afternoon and evening. The best chance of rain would tend to be from about mid-afternoon into this Friday evening. Parts of Minnesota could also see some periods of showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon into early Sunday, with the best chance of rain in the northeast.
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Scattered showers and storms overnight and Friday

Scattered showers and storms overnight and Friday

Minnesota will see some periods of scattered showers and thunderstorms from Thursday evening through Friday.
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A quiet Thursday; more on yesterday’s severe weather

A quiet Thursday; more on yesterday’s severe weather

Our Thursday highs will be mainly in the 70s across Minnesota, with a few spots in the Twin Cities metro area and southeastern Minnesota possibly touching the lower 80s. Northeastern Minnesota will see some 60s.
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Wednesday severe weather recap; quiet on Thursday

Wednesday severe weather recap; quiet on Thursday

The tornado watch has been cancelled for the Twin Cities metro area and west-central Wisconsin, but the watch was expanded into southeastern Minnesota until 10 p.m. this Wednesday evening: Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network, and you can read about any watches and warnings in the MPR news live weather blog .…
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Tornado watch east metro and western Wis. to 10 p.m. Wednesday

Tornado watch east metro and western Wis. to 10 p.m. Wednesday

There is the potential for severe weather in eastern-central and southeastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin late this Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. The Storm Prediction Center of the NWS has issued a tornado watch valid until 10 p.m. this evening for these areas: Updates Updated weather information can be heard on the Minnesota Public Radio Network,…
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Soggy Wednesday morning, then muggy and maybe stormy

Soggy Wednesday morning, then muggy and maybe stormy

Rain gauges, like the typical one shown below, have been working hard collecting and measuring rainfall overnight and into this morning. Widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms has been soaking Minnesota early today. Many measurements in excess of one inch are likely once reports come in from weather observers. Weather radar has been tracking the rainfall…
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Thunderstorms at times

Thunderstorms at times

It was a beautiful Tuesday, with Minnesota enjoying some of the best weather in the country. You can expect some wet weather at times overnight, and also on Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms are possible in parts of western Minnesota this Tuesday evening, then thunderstorms are expected to become more numerous in western Minnesota Tuesday night. We’re…
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Lovely today, thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday

Lovely today, thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday

A weather disturbance advancing from our west will eventually fire off quite a batch of thunderstorms across the eastern Dakotas later today. Thunderstorms are likely to reach western Minnesota with heavy rain and a marginal or slight risk of severe weather around midnight tonight.
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