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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.

Delightful afternoon, but changes on the way

Delightful afternoon, but changes on the way

Clouds will thicken in southwest Minnesota overnight and in central Minnesota on Thursday morning. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast to spread east and northeast Thursday morning into east central and southeast Minnesota.
by Craig Edwards

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Another nice day, but turning soggy southeast

Another nice day, but turning soggy southeast

Looking ahead to the holiday weekend, it appears that Saturday will be the nicer day. Comfortable temperatures are in store. A better chance for thunderstorms developing in a warmer air mass is expected on Sunday.
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A fine Wednesday, then rain chances increase south

A fine Wednesday, then rain chances increase south

Temperatures settled into the 40s and 50s over most of the state last night, but in the southeast corner of Minnesota readings held close to 60.  Some of the coolest overnight lows include: 39 at Fosston,  with 46 at Park Rapids, Morris, Benson and Case Lake. Hurricanes in the eastern Pacific and the Atlantic bracket…
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Weather chatter: winter outlook and tropical storms

Weather chatter: winter outlook and tropical storms

There has been a blizzard of banter of  late about the Farmer’s Almanac winter outlook for 2014/2015.  The claim being that the forecast published in the Almanac last fall was quite accurate with regard to the miserably cold winter in Minnesota. Last winters outlook from the Farmers Almanac: Compare their outlook to the one issued…
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September-like air mass; monitoring rain chances

September-like air mass; monitoring rain chances

The weather maps are giving a hint of the end of summer.  Sept. 1 marks the first day of the meteorological autumn, but until then let’s make the most of what’s left of August. You surely noticed the big drop in dew points and the comfortable relative humidity this afternoon!  Temperatures had the feel of…
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Minnesota weather brings relief; Pacific hurricane expected to weaken

Minnesota weather brings relief; Pacific hurricane expected to weaken

A cool front moved through Minnesota in the past 18 hours lowering the dew points and ushering in a refreshing change in air masses. At 11 a.m. Monday, temperatures ranged from a cool 55 at Thief River Falls to 79 in Winona, in southeast Minnesota. Cloud cover will likely inhibit a climb in temperatures in…
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Cooler and drier after a stormy Sunday

Cooler and drier after a stormy Sunday

Very warm and humid conditions over Minnesota on Sunday ignited strong to severe thunderstorms in the afternoon.  A couple of thunderstorms north of St. Cloud showed strong rotation on the Doppler radar and prompted tornado warnings from the National Weather Service.   The storm report from the National Weather Service includes word of a brief…
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