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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.

Top 5 weather Wednesday, drier 2nd half of summer?

Top 5 weather Wednesday, drier 2nd half of summer?

You may want to use that floating holiday Wednesday. If you like sunshine, lighter winds and comfy humidity Wednesday may be in the the top 5 weather days of the summer. Now if we can just do something about those mosquito swarms showing up on Doppler. 76 degrees high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Tuesday…
by Paul Huttner

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When lightning strikes tall buildings

When lightning strikes tall buildings

Lightning is often lazy, taking the easiest route to the ground. Trees and root systems can conduct the charge. That's why tall trees are not your best option for shelter during a lightning storms.
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Quick hitting storms batter metro, delightful forecast

Quick hitting storms batter metro, delightful forecast

If you don’t like the weather in Minnesota, just wait 15 minutes. – Anonymous Sheets of rain and 50 mph estimated winds in Victoria as storm rolls through at 6 pm. pic.twitter.com/SUoMjoCWj7 — MPR Weather (@MPRweather) July 7, 2014 A batch of quick hitting severe storms pounded the metro Monday evening. As fast as the storms rolled…
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Storms batter metro, watch until midnight

Storms batter metro, watch until midnight

It’s a stormy Monday evening in the metro. Sheets of rain and 50 mph estimated winds in Victoria as storm rolls through at 6 pm. pic.twitter.com/SUoMjoCWj7 — MPR Weather (@MPRweather) July 7, 2014 Here are the latest storm reports and warnings from the MPR Severe Weather Live Blog. MPRweather6:08pm via Hootsuite 2 SSW Bloomington [Hennepin Co, MN]…
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