Wildfires in Minnesota

Tuesday will continue our stretch of hot weather, but we’ll also see some thunder possible Tuesday night. The hot weather continues through Friday.

Southerly winds should improve air quality slowly through the day Monday. It’ll be hot with highs near 90 south and west. An isolated thunderstorm is possible later in the day.

We will have some isolated thunderstorms Monday as hot air moves into Minnesota. Highs will be in the 90s south and 80s north. Smoke is also creating air quality issues Monday.

The Minnesota Polution Control Agency has added the northern half of the Twin Cities metro area to an air quality alert. We have the alert details for the north metro plus central and northern Minnesota.

Smoke from Quebec wildfires will move south into the Red River Valley, potentially pushing air quality readings into the orange category.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will linger into Sunday afternoon in much of southern Minnesota. Portions of central Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area will also see some smoke. We have details on the air quality alerts that continue in parts of Minnesota, and we take a look at the week ahead.

An air quality alert continues until noon Sunday in the southern half of Minnesota and all of Wisconsin. We have the alert details, plus a look at temperature trends and rain chances in the coming days.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires will linger into Sunday morning in some areas. We have updated air quality alert info, plus a look at Sunday and the week ahead.

Canadian wildfire smoke thickens.

The increasing drought and smoke from Canadian wildfires are adding to Minnesota farmers’ challenges this summer. But there’s a debate over whether the smoke may actually help as it shields already drought-stressed crops.