Air quality alert issued with very warm temps into Monday, then cooler;

Updated: 12:50 p.m.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert that continues until 9 a.m. Monday for the Twin Cities metro area and parts of central and southeastern Minnesota.

We’ll have summery temps Sunday afternoon, with the warmth continuing into Monday in many areas.

Here is the updated air quality alert map:

Here are details of the metro area and central Minnesota portion of the air quality alert:

MNZ044-045-049-050-051-052-053-059-060-061-062-063-068-069-070- 078-051400- Anoka-Benton-Carver-Chisago-Dakota-Goodhue-Hennepin-Isanti- Kanabec-Mille Lacs-Ramsey-Scott-Sherburne-Stearns-Washington- Wright- Including the tribal nations of Mille Lacs and Prairie Island Including the cities of Apple Valley, Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Farmington, Hastings, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Ramsey, Rogers, Rosemount, Roseville, Shakopee, St. Cloud, St. Louis Park, St. Paul, Stillwater, Waconia, White Bear Lake, and Woodbury 1144 AM CDT Sun Jun 4 2023 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM CDT MONDAY... WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for fine particle pollution. The Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Orange or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category. WHERE...Central Minnesota. WHEN...Through 9 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, may experience health effects. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This alert is for a combination of smoke and ozone. A band of smoke from wildfires in Quebec is currently moving west across the Great Lakes and Wisconsin. Smoke will cross into eastern Minnesota late Sunday morning. The smoke may make it as far west as Rochester and St Cloud. Air quality should improve across east central and southeastern Minnesota tomorrow morning. Some smoke may linger across southeast Minnesota through Monday. In addition, sunny skies, light winds, and warm temperatures will allow ozone to form from the Twin Cities to St Cloud. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should limit prolonged or heavy exertion. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices. Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible. Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors. && For information on current air quality conditions in your area and to sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert notifications by email, text message, phone, or the EPA AirNow mobile app, visit https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/current-air- quality. You can find additional information about health and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air/why-you-should-care- air-quality-and-health.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has Minnesota air quality information.

Temperature trends

Some spots in the Twin Cities metro area could top 90 degrees late Sunday afternoon. The average Twin Cities high temp is just 76 degrees this time of year.

Sunday highs will reach the upper 80s across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with a few spots touching 90 degrees. There will be some lower 90s in far northwestern Minnesota. Cooler temps are expected near Lake Superior, with Sunday highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.

Monday highs retreat into the 70s and 60s in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin, with mainly 80s elsewhere:

Twin Cities metro area highs will reach the upper 80s Monday afternoon.

Far western Minnesota could still see some upper 80s on Tuesday, but there will be mainly lower 80s and 70s elsewhere:

Many spots near Lake Superior will have highs the 60s on Tuesday.

Twin Cities metro area highs are projected to be in the lower 80s Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by mid 80s Thursday and Friday.

Rain chances

There were a few scattered showers in far southern Minnesota late Sunday morning, moving southwestward. The heating of the day could lead to an isolated shower or thunderstorm anywhere in Minnesota and western Wisconsin Sunday afternoon and early evening, but most locations won’t see any rain.

One forecast model shows a better chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in far northern Minnesota Sunday evening.

Minnesota and western Wisconsin will probably see some scattered showers and thunderstorms on Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model shows the potential rain pattern from 4 a.m. Monday to 11 p.m. Monday:

Pay more attention to the scattered nature of the rain than the exact location of the rain at any point in time.

You can find updated weather information for Minnesota and western Wisconsin on the MPR News network. You’ll find the latest radar here.

You can check these National Weather Service sites for updated weather info: Twin Cities, Duluth, La Crosse, Wis., Sioux Falls, S.D., Grand Forks, N.D.

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