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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.

Flash flood and severe thunderstorm watches in effect

Flash flood and severe thunderstorm watches in effect

Severe weather update Thunderstorms are erupting across western and central Minnesota. A flash flood watch is in effect into Thursday morning. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until midnight. Both watches include the Twin Cities metro area. The highest risk of severe and flooding storm in the metro is from this evening through the overnight hours. FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL…
by Paul Huttner

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Steamy to stormy: Tropical air mass capable of downpours

Steamy to stormy: Tropical air mass capable of downpours

Here we go again. A sticky tropical air mass oozes north into Minnesota today. Dew points are already on the rise toward the benchmark 70 degree threshold. Pick your favorite overblown weather adjective. Tropical. Sticky. Steamy. Barbaric? Dew points may pool and approach 80 degrees in parts of Minnesota by Thursday morning. How lovely. All that…
by Paul Huttner

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Sunshine and a few patchy clouds

Sunshine and a few patchy clouds

Average weather can feel very good in August! We hit 82 degrees in the Twin Cities on Saturday, which is also our average high this time of year. Highs today will be similar to yesterday’s highs, maybe a degree or two warmer: The high pressure system that is centered over Minnesota today will move eastward tonight…
by Ron Trenda

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Plenty of sunshine

Plenty of sunshine

Minnesota and western Wisconsin will have some of the best weather in the country this weekend. A high pressure system will bring us plenty of sunshine, with a few scattered, decorative clouds: , Temperatures will be close to normal, and humidity levels will be low. Saturday highs will be in the 70s over northern and central…
by Ron Trenda

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Free air-conditioning

Free air-conditioning

A cold front moved through Minnesota yesterday afternoon and evening, bringing us a gift from Canada. Cooler and much drier air spread across Minnesota late Thursday. Dew point temperatures are now in the 50s, replacing the steamy 70+ degree dew points that were with us much of the week. When the dew point temperature drops 20 degrees, the amount of…
by Ron Trenda

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