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.

September 17, 2015 1:34 PM

Record deluge gives way to nice fall weekend

Scattered showers Friday could linger into early Saturday, before high pressure builds in for a fine looking fall weekend.

by Paul Huttner

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September 17, 2015 1:20 PM

NOAA: 97 percent chance 2015 warmest year globally

And the global hot weather hits just keep on comin'. NOAA announces this summer was the hottest on record globally. The latest data makes it a virtual slam dunk that 2015 will indeed go down as the hottest year on record, again.

by Paul Huttner

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September 17, 2015 3:14 AM

Tropical downpours, severe risk

Keep an eye out as storms begin to re-fire this afternoon. Any severe threat shifts east by Friday as cooler air sweeps in. A few showers may linger into early Saturday, but the weekend trend looks brighter and sunnier.

by Paul Huttner

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September 16, 2015 12:13 PM

Tropical humidity surges, scattered nocturnal storms

Expect scattered, strong thunderstorms through Thursday with some follow on showers Friday after the cool front. The reward? Another spectacular Minnesota September weekend.

by Paul Huttner

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September 16, 2015 10:03 AM

Climate Cast: What western megablazes are telling us

The West is burning, and the trend is leading to landscape and climate scale changes that will ripple effect throughout the globe.

by Paul Huttner

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September 16, 2015 3:52 AM

Top 10 warm September? Scattered storms tonight

Our September weekend weather winning streak continues. Temperatures warm back into the mid and upper 70s again next week with another shot at 80 degrees.

by Paul Huttner

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September 15, 2015 11:33 AM

Minnesota’s September summer; Arctic Sea ice minimum

Scattered storms enter the forecast picture by late Wednesday. There is a marginal risk for a few severe storms favoring central and northern Minnesota Wednesday.

by Paul Huttner

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September 15, 2015 3:54 AM

September gales; CA firestorm wipes whole towns off map

Southerly winds peak this afternoon. I won't be shocked to see some whistling wind gusts over 40 mph today across Minnesota.

by Paul Huttner

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September 14, 2015 12:42 PM

July flashback. British Met Office climate warning

We bask in July-like summer glory for another 72 hours in Minnesota. Gusty winds join unseasonable warmth and increasing humidity as primary weather drivers Tuesday.

by Paul Huttner