Hot, humid weather persists Thursday
Northern Minnesota sees another day of near-critical fire danger
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Minnesota faces another day of heat and high humidity Thursday before the weather pattern finally starts to change.
Thursday’s forecast
Much like Wednesday, Thursday is starting warm and muggy, with most of the state in the upper 60s and even more spots in the 70s.
Almost all of Minnesota can expect highs in the 90s again, keeping the state 10 to 20 degrees above average.
Dew points are mostly in the 60s, with a few more reading in the 70s, making it another muggy day.
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The humidity will be slightly lower in northern Minnesota and combined with the hot and dry conditions — plus breezy winds from the south — an elevated fire risk persists.
An air quality alert continues into Friday afternoon for areas near the Greenwood Fire in Superior National Forest due to smoke from the fire.
Other than the areas seeing that smoke, Thursday stays mostly sunny and dry through the day.
Needed rain returns to the forecast Friday, along with a severe weather risk, and cooler air returns by the weekend.
The extended forecast will be updated around 9:30 a.m.
Programming note
You can hear my live weather updates on Minnesota Public Radio at 7:48 a.m. Monday through Friday morning.
