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.

September 16, 2015 3:52 AM

Top 10 warm September? Scattered storms tonight

Our September weekend weather winning streak continues. Temperatures warm back into the mid and upper 70s again next week with another shot at 80 degrees.

by Paul Huttner

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September 15, 2015 11:33 AM

Minnesota’s September summer; Arctic Sea ice minimum

Scattered storms enter the forecast picture by late Wednesday. There is a marginal risk for a few severe storms favoring central and northern Minnesota Wednesday.

by Paul Huttner

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September 15, 2015 3:54 AM

September gales; CA firestorm wipes whole towns off map

Southerly winds peak this afternoon. I won't be shocked to see some whistling wind gusts over 40 mph today across Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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September 14, 2015 12:42 PM

July flashback. British Met Office climate warning

We bask in July-like summer glory for another 72 hours in Minnesota. Gusty winds join unseasonable warmth and increasing humidity as primary weather drivers Tuesday.

by Paul Huttner

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September 14, 2015 3:51 AM

Summer, the sequel. California firestorm

Our long summer romance continues this week across Minnesota. Warm southerly breezes pump balmy remnant summer air masses north.

by Paul Huttner

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September 11, 2015 9:26 AM

Spectacular weekend, aurora alert

A cool lazy fair weather Canadian high pressure system drifts over Minnesota this weekend. Southerly breezes on the back side of the high trigger a warming trend Sunday.

by Paul Huttner

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September 10, 2015 11:14 AM

Frost advisories north, science wins at Weather Channel

The season's first frost advisories are flying for the Red River Valley and northwest Minnesota into Friday morning.

by Paul Huttner

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September 10, 2015 3:39 AM

Cool front today, but warm September overall?

We're off and running on a warm start to September in Minnesota. The speed bump you feel today is a cold front pushing south. Get ready for about 48 hours of cool weather, before the next warm front slides north by Sunday.

by Paul Huttner

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September 9, 2015 11:17 AM

‘Ultra glorious’ summer; undulatus asperatus overhead

It's not your imagination. This was indeed one of the best summers on record in the Twin Cities. In fact it was an "ultra glorious" summer according the the Minnesota Climate Working Group.

by Paul Huttner

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September 9, 2015 3:22 AM

Season’s coolest air mass on the way

Scattered showers gather today and tonight ahead of the advancing front. The season's strongest cold front so far pushes through Thursday on increasingly chilly northwest breezes.

by Paul Huttner

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