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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.

Time to rethink precipitation probabilities?

Time to rethink precipitation probabilities?

They’re called “PoP’s” in weather geek speak. ‘Probability of precipitation’ forecasts have been around for a long time. They’re not easily understood by the public, and even some forecasters. They cause unnecessary confusion in this forecasters opinion. Perhaps it’s time for us in the meteorological community to rethink PoP’s and invent a better way to describe…
by Paul Huttner

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Smoky skies: Canadian fires smoke plumes overhead

Smoky skies: Canadian fires smoke plumes overhead

A massive smoke plume sliding south from Canada has drifted over Minnesota and the northern tier of states today. Hundreds of wildfires are burning in western Canada, and the smoke plume is extensive.
by Paul Huttner

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