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.

Gauging the uncertainty of sea level rise
Just how quickly will sea levels rise in the coming decades? How unstable and sensitive to warming are the massive ice sheets over Greenland and Antarctica? There's a lot of debate and a high degree of uncertainty.
Showers and some thunderstorms
A low pressure system moving eastward from South Dakota will give us periods of rain and a few thunderstorms this evening and overnight. Severe weather possible The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 10pm this Sunday evening for southwestern Minnesota: The main severe weather threats will…
Thunderstorms at times, a severe thunderstorm is possible
Periods of showers and thunderstorms are likely today and tonight as a low pressure system moves toward us: The Storm Prediction Center of the National Weather Service shows a slight risk of severe weather for far southwestern Minnesota today and tonight. The rest of southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area, has a marginal risk…
Some showers and t-storms at times
It was a pleasant Saturday in the Twin Cities and much of southern Minnesota, with temps popping into the 70s. It was cooler elsewhere, with 60s over central Minnesota and mostly 50s over the north.  Some spots in far northern Minnesota stayed in the 40s. Thunderstorms possible An approaching low pressure system will spread some…
Warmer today, thunderstorm chance tonight, storms likely Sunday
Southeastery breezes will bring us warmer temperatures over southern and central Minnesota today, and you’ll also notice an increase in humidity. Highs will be 7o or warmer over much of central and southern Minnesota this afternoon: It will be in the 50s and 60s over most of northern Minnesota, but winds off of Lake Superior might limit highs…