Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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Our latest in a series of air quality alerts has been issued this weekend for much of northern Minnesota. The alert runs from 1 p.m. Saturday through 9 a.m. Monday.

Canadian wildfires are still belching out copious smoke plumes north of Minnesota.

Smoke at ground level looks thickest across the far north. Air quality could reach the purple (very unhealthy) level in the far north.

Here are the details from The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency:

Scattered rain favors northern and southwestern Minnesota overnight into early Saturday. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s High-Resolution Rapid Refresh model shows spotty showers around Minnesota and parts of the Twin Cities overnight. The forecast model loop below runs between 6 p.m. Friday and 4 a.m. Saturday.

There is a risk for severe weather mainly for southwestern Minnesota Friday evening through the overnight hours.

The weekend looks mostly dry with a few clouds Saturday and more sunshine on Sunday. Highs Saturday will run mostly in the70s. Sunday looks brighter and warmer with temperatures approaching 80 degrees.

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Another batch of Canadian wildfire smoke will drift across much of northern Minnesota this weekend.

Air quality alert for northern Minnesota this weekend

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