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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.

Friday morning storms, summery weekend

Friday morning storms, summery weekend

Another batch of strong to severe storms arrives in the metro early Friday. The storms produce more severe weather risk as they make the southeast along I-94 and eventually into the Twin Cities.
by Paul Huttner

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Heat and storms build through Friday

Heat and storms build through Friday

That hum you hear is the chorus of air conditioning units kicking in. Heat and humidity are on the increase as an increasingly tropical air mass oozes north into Minnesota over the next 48 hours.
by Paul Huttner

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Friday storm chances, early August heat wave?

Friday storm chances, early August heat wave?

I'm watching some changes in the atmosphere that suggest we may be entering a new phase of summer across Minnesota. There are hints the heart of summer and summer's peak heat could be ahead in the next few weeks. The maps continue to hint that a possible early August heat wave may be brewing.
by Paul Huttner

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A nice time of year

A nice time of year

We typically enjoy some of our nicest summertime weather from mid July to late July. Long-lasting rains are rare this time of year, and we usually see quite a bit of sun. But beware. In any given year,  Mother Nature can surprise us.  The greatest 24-hour rainfall in Twin Cities history occurred July 23-24, 1987. A whopping 10…
by Ron Trenda

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Confirmed EF-1 tornado with 105 mph winds near Watertown

Confirmed EF-1 tornado with 105 mph winds near Watertown

The Twin Cities National Weather Service confirms an EF1 tornado with 105 mph winds touched down for 3 minutes last night near Watertown in Carver County. Debris signatures were detected in the air on the Chanhassen Doppler as the tornado tore through western Carver County.
by Paul Huttner

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