Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Extensive smoke plumes from Canadian wildfires will blanket much of northern Minnesota this week. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s HRRR model near-surface smoke product shows the source points from Canadian wildfires north of Minnesota pumping dense plume of smoke southeastward toward Minnesota. The smoke then fanned across northern Minnesota by the prevailing winds. 

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an 

 for roughly the northern half of Minnesota through 9 a.m. Friday. 

Here’s more detail on the alert from MPCA.

You can see more context on the extent of the Canadian fires and the trends in Minnesota toward smoker summers caused by climate change driving increased wildfires in 

Weather and Climate News

Updraft® - Minnesota Weather News

Paul Huttner

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Smoke plumes from Canadian wildfires will blanket northern Minnesota this week. 

Air quality alert until Friday for northern half of Minnesota

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