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.

June 17, 2015 12:30 PM

Dry today, watching Saturday storm chances

These are the days we live for in Minnesota. Fresh northerly breezes. Comfy dew points in the 50s. Sunshine between puffy decorative clouds. Long evening twilight in the western sky pushing the start of your local 10 pm newscast.

by Paul Huttner

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June 17, 2015 3:37 AM

Scattered rain and thunder today

Weak low pressure tracks right over the Twin Cities this afternoon. Spotty showers and thunderstorms pop up nearby and overhead through this afternoon. High pressure returns sunshine tomorrow.

by Paul Huttner

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June 16, 2015 12:39 PM

Rain on the way Wednesday; floods in Texas

Tropical Storm Bill dumps more rain on soggy Texas. Rain and thundershower coverage increases over Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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June 16, 2015 3:59 AM

Sun to rain by tonight; tropical storm swamps Texas

Rain chances creep into the metro forecast this evening, but the best chance of rain rolls in overnight into Wednesday.

by Paul Huttner

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June 15, 2015 12:04 PM

Good sleeping weather, fine start Tuesday

A fresh northwest breeze behind a cool front is funneling a beautifully less humid air mass into Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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June 15, 2015 4:36 AM

Seasonal temperatures and bouts of showers this week

Showers and thunderstorms in southwest Minnesota this morning will push into northern Iowa. Clouds give way to sunshine in the Twin Cities as we move through the day.

by Craig Edwards

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June 12, 2015 12:15 PM

Pretty good weekend

Walk between the raindrops. Good weather advice. Great life advice. Minnesota walks between raindrops most of this weekend

by Paul Huttner

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June 11, 2015 12:41 PM

Sunny Friday, typical mixed June weekend

We enjoy a return to sunshine Friday across Minnesota as high pressure brings drier skies. The weekend looks like June so far, a mix of some sunshine and scattered showers.

by Paul Huttner

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June 11, 2015 3:17 AM

Heaviest 2- to 4-inch rains south; metro rain all day

Radars are glowing green and yellow today as expected from the Twin Cities southward. Overnight and early morning radar trends support keeping the heaviest (flooding) rain zone south and east of the Twin Cities.

by Paul Huttner

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June 10, 2015 11:36 AM

Flash flood watch: 2 to 4 inches-plus south of metro?

Expect potentially heavy rain Thursday from the Twin Cities south. Several inches of rain is likely, with the heaviest rainfall bands (and highest flood potential) favoring southern Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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