Weather and Climate News

A shift in wind direction is pushing smoke northward.
The air quality across Minnesota keeps improving Wednesday, and needed rain starts pushing into the state by the end of the day.
Rain chances emerging Thursday and this weekend
We’re searching the weather maps for rain this summer in Minnesota. It looks like we may have found some.
Air quality improves Wednesday across Minnesota
Winds will blow from the south Wednesday. That should help improve MInnesota’s air quality overall.
Minnesota is expected to see slow improvement in air quality through Tuesday, then as heat and humidity return, so do more rain chances. The current forecast brings some scattered showers and storms into the state on Thursday. 
As the wind pattern shifts, the air quality across Minnesota is expected to see slow improvement through the day Tuesday.
'You pray for rain': Low rivers stressing irrigators, recreationists — and potentially, critters
Rivers across the state are very low because of the severe drought encompassing much of the state. That's affecting a lot of people who rely on rivers and streams for their livelihood.