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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.

Tornado watch until 10 pm includes Twin Cities

Tornado watch until 10 pm includes Twin Cities

Live updates on MPR Weather Live Blog here. NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center has issued a tornado watch until 10 pm tonight for most of southern Minnesota. The watch includes the Twin Cities metro area. URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 255 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 235 PM CDT TUE JUN 14…
by Paul Huttner

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Severe weather possible late afternoon into tonight

Severe weather possible late afternoon into tonight

Be sky aware this afternoon and evening. Strong to severe thunderstorms could develop, and then continue into tonight. Here is the forecast rainfall pattern, from this afternoon through Monday morning, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s North American Mesoscale Forecast System (NAM): You can see how the thunderstorms develop and spread across Minnesota later this afternoon and tonight.…
by Ron Trenda

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Thunderstorm chances increase late afternoon into tonight

Thunderstorm chances increase late afternoon into tonight

Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped over 3 inches of rain on Red Wing this morning, then moved on to the southeast. Another batch of thunderstorms will move into western Minnesota this afternoon, and could arrive in the Twin Cities after sunset: The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service indicates a slight risk of severe weather over much…
by Ron Trenda

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A hot Saturday, some Sunday thunderstorms

A hot Saturday, some Sunday thunderstorms

This is the summery weather that some people dream about during our wintry cold spells. Heat and humidity, with some hazy sunshine. Other people prefer 80 degrees and low humidity. If that is you, just wait a few days! Hot again south Highs today will poke into the lower 90s over southern Minnesota: Central Minnesota…
by Ron Trenda

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Warm Saturday, thunderstorm chance on Sunday

Warm Saturday, thunderstorm chance on Sunday

We had scattered showers and thunderstorms in parts of the Twin Cities this (Friday) afternoon, but the main event erupted just to our south and southeast. Here is a summary of severe weather reports, compiled by the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN…
by Ron Trenda

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Severe thunderstorms are possible

Severe thunderstorms are possible

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening over central and southern Minnesota and much of Wisconsin. The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch, valid until 9 p.m., for much of western and northern Wisconsin: There is also a severe thunderstorm watch, valid until 9 p.m., that…
by Ron Trenda

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