Excessive heat watch in effect through Sunday

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Our balmy summer breeze continues through Tuesday. 

But our trademark blue Minnesota September sky is a whiter shade of pale this week. Massive smoke plumes from nearly a hundred western wildfires now stretch from coast to coast across the U.S. Some of the thickest smoke plumes aloft blew right over Minnesota Monday.

The mid and upper-level wind trajectory this week blows from the fire zones across the northern U.S. into Minnesota. 

Expect to see more white instead of blue sky days and faded sunsets this week.

Tuesday brings warm breezes to much of Minnesota once again. Highs reach the 80s across most of southern Minnesota.  

Colder air surges south once again starting Wednesday. Highs in the chilly 50s cover most of Minnesota Thursday and Friday.

Freezing temperatures will occur once again late this week across northern Minnesota.

Highs will reach the 70s again this weekend across southern Minnesota.

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Paul Huttner

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Widespread smoke over Minnesota from western wildfires.

Thick elevated smoke layer above the Twin Cities Monday

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NOAA HRRR model vertically integrated smoke product 

NOAA via tropical tidbits

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Forecast low temperatures Thursday morning

Summery Tuesday; smoky skies from western wildfires continue this week

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