Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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Another wave of wildfire smoke is drifting toward Minnesota this week. 

Thick plumes of smoke from California’s Caldor Fire and other blazes in the west are drifting toward the Upper Midwest. You can clearly see the thick smoke plumes on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES west visible satellite loop Tuesday.

You can clearly see the smoke shield spreading eastward across the Rockies into the Dakotas on NOAA’s GOES-16 visible satellite loop Tuesday. 

NOAA’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model vertically integrated smoke product shows the plume aloft pushing eastward into Minnesota overnight into early Wednesday. 

Most of the smoke should remain aloft above Minnesota. That means air quality at ground level should remain in the good range. 

The elevated smoke layer will likely produce a whitish-tinted sky over Minnesota. Sunrises and sunsets could also show a vivid reddish tint. 

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Paul Huttner

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Most of the smoke should remain aloft above Minnesota. That means air quality at ground level should remain in the good range. 


NOAA via COD Weather Lab

NOAA HRRR model vertically integrated smoke product  2

Another wave of wildfire smoke is drifting toward Minnesota

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