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.

May 11, 2015 12:10 PM

Minnesota crops: Fastest start in 30 years

The long-range forecast favors a wetter than average pattern in the next two weeks.

by Paul Huttner

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May 11, 2015 3:27 AM

Million dollar rain; milder again late week

Much of droughty Minnesota got a good deep soaking rain in the past 24 hours. Milder spring days return by Friday.

by Paul Huttner

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May 10, 2015 7:34 AM

Tornadoes possible southwest and south central Minnesota this afternoon

Thunderstorms already erupted in portions of South Dakota, southwest Minnesota and northern Nebraska by late this morning. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch that includes southwest Minnesota. THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN IOWA SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA EASTERN NEBRASKA SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA * EFFECTIVE…

by Craig Edwards

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May 8, 2015 10:56 AM

Fine Fishing Opener Saturday, stormy Mother’s Day

Take mom to the nice long indoor champagne Sunday brunch. Saturday's 2015 Minnesota fishing opener takes the prize as the better weather day this weekend.

by Paul Huttner

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May 7, 2015 12:37 PM

Dry fishing opener, Saturday best weekend day

Saturday looks like a good day to plant something for Mom. She can watch it get watered in after you take her to Sunday brunch on Mother's Day.

by Paul Huttner

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May 7, 2015 12:18 PM

Strong T-Storms moving into metro

A few strong storms have developed and will bring downpours, lightning and some hail to the metro the next 1-3 hours.

by Paul Huttner

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May 7, 2015 3:07 AM

Scattered rain and thunder, marginal severe risk

Some much needed showers arrive in Minnesota today. Things may get a little bumpy late this afternoon. The next low pressure wave brings an inclement day Sunday for Mother's Day.

by Paul Huttner

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May 6, 2015 11:30 AM

Thundery Thursday: Strong storms possible

The weekend looks like a mixed weather bag for the fishing opener and Mother's Day. We stay mostly dry Friday and Saturday. The next system rides north Sunday with more showers and thunderstorms.

by Paul Huttner

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May 6, 2015 3:24 AM

Sporadic rain through Thursday; drier fishing opener?

A slow moving low pressure system slides north through Thursday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms ride the system until a cold front pushes the rain east by Friday.

by Paul Huttner

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May 5, 2015 12:44 PM

Showers and thunderstorms will be coming our way

The blob of possible heavy rainfall off the southeastern coast will be the result of a disturbance now southeast of Florida.

by Bill Endersen

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