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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.

October preview: Rain, wind and cold ahead

October preview: Rain, wind and cold ahead

Our rapidly deepening storm system winds up and takes a swing at Minnesota through Wednesday. There are major model differences (what’s new?) on the precise track and rainfall totals for the Twin Cities, but the overall picture of a surge of wet weather followed by gale force winds and plummeting temps remains the same. Get ready…
by Paul Huttner

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September in Minnesota: AC to heat in 24 hours?

September in Minnesota: AC to heat in 24 hours?

The premature October preview lasts into the weekend, then temps begin to moderate next week. Frost is likely to be widespread by Saturday morning outside the metro; 70s should return next week.
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Full ‘Harvest Supermoon’ peaks tonight

Full ‘Harvest Supermoon’ peaks tonight

Some breaks in the clouds should offer a nice view of the third consecutive supermoon over Minnesota tonight. The closer and brighter than average full moon rises at 7:16 p.m. in the Twin Cities. This is also the full Harvest Moon because it is the full moon that occurs closest to the fall equinox on Sept. 22.…
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Best weekend of the year? Early frost late next week?

Best weekend of the year? Early frost late next week?

Clear the calendar this weekend. Cancel all indoor plans. This is a red alert. This weekend’s weather may be the best of the year in the eyes of many Minnesotans. A delightfully dry and clean Canadian air mass sails through Minnesota this weekend. Abundant sunshine? Highs in the upper 60s north and 70s central and south? Lows in…
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‘Bow echo’ tears down trees in lake country

‘Bow echo’ tears down trees in lake country

Violent storms tore through the central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin lake country in the past 24 hours. A series of severe storms, capped of by a bow echo racing east at 50 mph downed numerous trees and power lines from the Brainerd Lakes area to Wisconsin’s Siren and Hayward lake country Thursday. Here’s a look at the impressive shelf cloud…
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Severe storms outbreak north; steamy, then fall-like

Severe storms outbreak north; steamy, then fall-like

Severe storms raced across central Minnesota this morning leaving a trail of damage reports and downed trees in their wake. The storm clusters take aim on Minnesota’s Arrowhead and northern Wisconsin this afternoon. Wind damage has been reported in the Brainerd Lakes area today, with trees and power lines down between Brainerd and Baxter. Here are…
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Wet morning, developing severe risk

Wet morning, developing severe risk

Our well advertised midweek rain system has arrived across chunks of Minnesota. The first wave rolls through southern Minnesota and the metro this morning with showers and thunderstorms. The second wave looks likely to fire in central Minnesota later  afternoon and evening. The morning showers give way to a potential severe threat. The highest threat for severe storms late today favors areas…
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