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.

A quiet summer day
Mother Nature will deliver a nice day in our neck of the woods, as sunshine mixes with clouds today.
Severe thunderstorm watch until 9 a.m. CDT for southern Minnesota
Strong to severe storms are likely to track through the southern third of Minnesota through 9 a.m. CDT.   Of particular concern early this morning is the storm moving along I-90 in far southern Minnesota. Be prepared for winds that could gust to greater than 60 MPH from Fairmont east to LaCrosse, Wis.
Possible damaging wind event early Monday
Hello from Rock The Garden at the Walker Art Center. We lucked out with a beautiful Father’s Day and summer solstice Sunday across Minnesota. You can’t ask for better weather for this year’s RTG. It’s been a weekend full of great music, great people and almost ideal weather. There’s even been a few surprise guests. I had the pleasure…
Severe threat west, many dry weekend hours
Timing is everything in life. And weather. Low pressure sliding through the Upper Midwest this weekend favors severe storms in the Dakotas early, then the severe threat shifts into Wisconsin by late Saturday. The timing of the low’s passage overnight across Minnesota should mean nighttime and early morning thunder. Sun returns Sunday before shower chances…