Weather and Climate News

A dry Monday in most areas; update on Canadian wildfire smoke
It was a beautiful Sunday across most of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The high temp at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was 84 degrees, which is exactly our average high temp in the Twin Cities this time of year. Average feels great in July! Wildfire smoke is moving away The thickest smoke from Canadian wildfires has…
Pleasant July Sunday; unsettled at times this week
Smoky skies Smoke from Canadian wildfires in eastern Manitoba and western Ontario spread across northern Minnesota on Saturday. In response, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an Air Quality Alert for smoky air for about the northern third of the state. Most of the smoke is aloft as of Sunday morning. Some of it likely…