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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.

Weather Rocks at The Garden today, rain tomorrow

Weather Rocks at The Garden today, rain tomorrow

It doesn’t get any better than this! It’s all about brilliant blue skies, warm sunshine and temps in the 80s and low humidity for the opening day of Rock The Garden 2014. It’s good to have the “official meteorologist” gig working Rock The Garden today. I’ve been chatting live on The Current 89.3 with Steve…
by Paul Huttner

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Rainfall fades away but flooding continues

Rainfall fades away but flooding continues

Saturday should be the better day of the weekend for most of us. Isolated showers or even thunderstorms could pop up with the heating of the day but the risk of anything strong is very small.
by Bill Endersen

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Wettest year ever, flood threat continues overnight

Wettest year ever, flood threat continues overnight

Weather history in progress Welcome to the wettest year, to date, ever recorded in the Twin Cities. Yes, this has never happened before in your lifetime. 25.05 inches and counting precipitation at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in 2014 Wettest year on record to date +4 inches vs. 2001 (previous wettest year through June 20) 4.66 inches rainfall…
by Paul Huttner

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Kayaker plunges over raging Minnehaha Falls

Kayaker plunges over raging Minnehaha Falls

This definitely falls under the category of “don’t try this at home.” Check out the video of this kayaker taking the plunge over raging Minnehaha Falls from reondompls posted Thursday evening on Instagram. Apparently he landed it clean according to Instagram comment. No word on the eventual condition of the kayaker. Minnehaha Creek reached an all time…
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Flood warnings metro wide

Flood warnings metro wide

The weather insanity continues this morning around Minnesota. Multiple flash flood warnings are in effect.
by Paul Huttner

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Uncle! 2014 is wettest year on record so far

Uncle! 2014 is wettest year on record so far

The forecast still suggest we may be seeing the light at the end of this waterlogged tunnel. The latest trends suggest drier days ahead. Friday, Saturday and a good chunk of next week may actually be rain free.
by Paul Huttner

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Wash, rinse, repeat: Next low rides in Wednesday

Wash, rinse, repeat: Next low rides in Wednesday

The highest chance for storms overnight should favor southern Minnesota along the still developing warm front. The Twin Cities could see some more bump-in-the-night-storms after midnight into early Wednesday morning.
by Paul Huttner

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Epic flood threat and severe risk continue

Epic flood threat and severe risk continue

The atmosphere over Minnesota remains juiced today for another round of storms. It won't take much to get a few big storms rolling if they are able to blow late this afternoon and evening.
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