Wintry mix spreads across Minnesota

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Wildfire smoke is blowing back into northern Minnesota. 

Numerous wildfires in Ontario are putting out significant smoke plumes. Shifting winds in Ontario and northern Minnesota are pushing that smoke southward into our state once again. 

new air quality alert for northeastern Minnesota

 until 3 p.m. Saturday from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The air quality alert for central and southern Minnesota will expire at 9 p.m. Friday evening. 

Here’s the latest alert language from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: 

The air quality is forecast to improve a bit across southern Minnesota this weekend. Most of the smoke will focus on northern Minnesota for now. Air quality is expected to be good to moderate across central and southern Minnesota Saturday. 

But some smoke may get dragged south into the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota Sunday. 

Here’s the latest forecast discussion from the MPCA:

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The latest air quality alert is for northeast Minnesota. 

Air quality alert for NE Minnesota into Saturday as Canadian smoke returns

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