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Lovely Monday; warmer again the rest of the week

A cold front flushed the wildfire smoke southward and out of Minnesota by Monday morning.

Air quality at 6 a.m. Monday
Air quality at 6 a.m. Monday
Environmental Protection Agency

A low pressure system swirling over Ontario will bring a fresh northwest breeze with comfortable temperatures for Monday. High temperature will be in the 60s in northeastern Minnesota and 70s for the rest of the state. The Twin Cities should have a high around 77 with a wind from the northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Clouds will build southeastward across the state. Scattered showers are likely to pop over northeastern Minnesota Monday afternoon.

Rain possible by Wednesday

Scattered showers and thunderstorms appear likely for Tuesday night and Wednesday. Some lucky areas could pick up a half inch or more of rain while other spots might get little or none.

Warmer the rest of the week

A brief warming trend will come our way for Tuesday and Wednesday with some highs moving up in the 80s. Thursday should cool a bit before we heat up toward the weekend.

Forecast high temperatures for Thursday
Forecast high temperatures for Thursday
NOAA Weather Prediction Center