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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.

Multiple rain waves through Friday

Multiple rain waves through Friday

A series of fronts, and two distinct low pressure waves will bring multiple rounds of showers. We may catch a break in rainfall tonight, before wave No. 2 rolls in Thursday.
by Paul Huttner

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Extreme October: Crazy weather month opens wet

Extreme October: Crazy weather month opens wet

“I guess we’re playing for keeps now! I guess the kidding around is pretty much over!” — Assistant Groundskeeper Carl Spackler in “Caddyshack” Welcome to October. This month of extremes in Minnesota can bring anything from beach weather  to blizzards. Yes, Minnesota’s October’s weather can bite like the “Caddyshack” Gopher. October weather extremes in the Twin…
by Paul Huttner

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Fall color peaking up north

Fall color peaking up north

Vibrant color should hold though this weekend in most of central Minnesota. Colors are accelerating in the Twin Cities metro.
by Paul Huttner

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2013 extreme weather linked to climate change

2013 extreme weather linked to climate change

We may not know completely how much climate change is fueling extreme weather events until the effects of these events become much more damaging and disruptive to our societies.
by Paul Huttner

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Late September reality check

Late September reality check

Chilly Canadian high pressure noses in through tomorrow. The next low pressure wave rides in from the west tomorrow afternoon with scattered showers.
by Paul Huttner

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Best fall color in years? Whispers of El Nino

Best fall color in years? Whispers of El Nino

The last weekend in September is traditionally one of the best for ripening fall colors in northern and central Minnesota. This year looks no different as colors explode in northern Minnesota this weekend. This year abundant spring and early summer rainfall, and warm dry late summer weather may be setting the stage for one of the finest…
by Paul Huttner

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Climate Cast goes to Washington

Climate Cast goes to Washington

The MPR Weather Lab just returned from four days in Washington, D.C. where I was invited to talk about climate change communication at a workshop at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The workshop was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Law Institute, and focused on how we communicate uncertainty in science. Of…
by Paul Huttner

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