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.

Occasional showers and thunderstorms Friday into the weekend
The first of two waves of rain and thunder is moving through Minnesota Friday. Another wave of rainfall develops Sunday. There’s a marginal risk of severe weather in far southern Minnesota.
A mixed drought report for Minnesota Thursday
Thursday’s drought conditions report shows that the portion of Minnesota considered abnormally dry decreased, but drought increased in northwestern Minnesota. Southeastern Minnesota saw improvement as last week’s rainfall was included in this week’s report.