Prompts winter weather advisories as cold air moves in Friday night

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While Saturday night stays quiet with clear skies, air quality will worsen by Sunday, prompting another alert across the state.

Early Saturday storms woke us up, but the night brings clear skies and calm conditions.

Temperatures tonight will fall into the upper 60s across the Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota, with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s across the northern parts of the state.

A low-pressure system skirting the Canadian border will bring some cloud cover to northwest Minnesota, along with isolated storm chances. The cold front responsible for Saturday’s morning storms is expected to stall close to Wisconsin and Iowa. This will keep any precipitation chances to our southeast.

Sunday’s temperatures will feel much like Saturday’s, but with slowly decreasing dew points heading southeast.

Highs will reach the mid to upper 70s in the north, and the lower 80s in the south.

Another air quality alert goes into effect for the state from Sunday at 9 a.m. through Tuesday at 9 a.m. Air quality will begin to deteriorate in western Minnesota early Sunday, spreading eastward through the evening.

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

Next week looks seasonable for mid-August, with highs in the low to mid-80s and dew points in the 60s. No precipitation is expected until midweek or later.

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While Saturday night stays quiet with clear skies, air quality will worsen by Sunday, prompting another alert across the state.


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NOAA via Weather Prediction Center

National Weather Service

Dew points Saturday 7 p.m. to Sunday 7 p.m.

NOAA via Pivotal Weather

Air quality alert for Sunday 9 a.m. to Tuesday 9 a.m.

Clear skies tonight, but more air quality concerns arise

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