Minnesota Wildfires

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Warm again Tuesday with another air quality alert north; thunder develops north also
Expect slightly warmer than normal temperatures again Tuesday with sunshine south and late day storms north. We also have another air quality alert for portions of central and northern Minnesota.
Northern part of Twin Cities metro added to air quality alert to 6 a.m. 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.
Air quality alert until 6 p.m. Sunday in south metro and southern MN; Cool start to the week
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.
Air quality alert until noon Sunday for the southern half of Minnesota and all of Wisc.
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.