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Friday brings another comfortable day with smoky skies

We remain dry through the weekend

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Weekend forecast for the Twin Cities area
National Weather Service

We will continue to be comfortable with cooler temperatures and lower dew points but wildfire smoke will linger into Saturday, reducing air quality. Next week warms up with thunder chances. 

Comfortable air mass but smoke lingers into Saturday 

Friday will be another comfortable day with slightly cooler temperatures and lower dew points than we’ve been experiencing. Look for abundant sunshine as well. Afternoon highs will be mostly in the 70s once again.

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Forecast highs Friday
National Weather Service

Wildfire smoke continues to linger around the region Friday and should slowly start to dissipate over the weekend as high pressure slides off to the east bring south winds. They’ll be light winds initially though, so don’t look for rapid improvement. 

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Forecast near-surface smoke Friday morning through early Sunday morning
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, via Pivotal Weather

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The weekend will be more of the same: plenty of sunshine with the comfortable air mass remaining in place. Afternoon highs will be mostly in the 70s to near 80 degrees with overnight lows mostly in the 50s to low 60s. 

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Forecast highs Saturday and Sunday
National Weather Service

Temperatures and dew points will slowly increase early to mid next week. That will also allow for at least the chances of some isolated thunderstorms to enter the region again. 

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Forecast dew points Friday through next Thursday
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, via Pivotal Weather