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Enjoy a more seasonable day Friday before the heat builds in for the weekend. Highs will be in the 90s Saturday for much of central and western Minnesota.

Near normal Friday before the heat builds this weekend

Friday will bring high temperatures near normal after a cool Thursday and early morning Friday, but temperatures several degrees above normal are likely. Highs will range from the upper 70s in northeast Minnesota to the upper 80s in northwest Minnesota. The heat is building in from the west.

Air quality is still expected to be in the unhealthy for sensitive groups category occasionally for portions of Minnesota through Friday. An air quality alert remains through 11 p.m. Friday but is expected to improve some this afternoon.

Check the latest air quality conditions, alerts and forecasts here:

Current air quality conditions

Air quality forecasts

Highs Saturday will be hotter, into the 90s for most of southern and western Minnesota, with sunshine.

There’s a lack of rain in the forecast into next week and lots of heat. We could see several days in the 90s for portions of southern Minnesota with a bit of a break Sunday and Monday. 

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Enjoy a more seasonable day Friday before the heat builds in for the weekend. Highs will be in the 90s Saturday for much of central and western Minnesota.


Seasonable temperatures Friday with reduced air quality; hot weekend ahead

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