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.

Thundery Thursday: Strong storms possible
The weekend looks like a mixed weather bag for the fishing opener and Mother's Day. We stay mostly dry Friday and Saturday. The next system rides north Sunday with more showers and thunderstorms.
50 years since 1965 Twin Cites tornado outbreak
50 years ago Wednesday civil defense sirens blared for the first time during severe weather in Minnesota as six twisters skipped across the west metro -- the biggest tornado outbreak in Twin Cities history.
Spectacular Monday; rain returns this week
Showers and thunderstorms become more widespread and numerous Wednesday and Thursday as the low pressure system and tailing warm front work northward pumping moisture toward Minnesota.