Weather and Climate News

The heat is on: Very warm temps, fire weather watch this weekend
Unseasonably warm temperatures are forecast across the region this weekend with highs climbing into the upper 80s and low 90s. The combination of dry conditions, low humidity and gusty winds has prompted a fire weather watch.
July-like days ahead with little to no rain
Get ready for more summerlike warmth Friday into next week. Just isolated showers or a thunderstorm are possible late Friday with a weak front. 
Coolish Thursday before heating up Friday
While cooler than earlier in the week, temperatures will still be slightly above normal Thursday. Highs in the 80s are back Friday into next week. 
Wildfires burn thousands of acres on tribal lands in North Dakota
Thousands of acres of tribal lands in North Dakota have burned in the last several days due to wildfires amid dry and breezy conditions. Officials were tracking several large fires still burning Tuesday across wooded areas and grasslands on the Turtle Mountain Reservation near the Canadian border that have burned about 6.5 square miles of wooded areas and grasslands.
Cooler but still above normal Wednesday, Thursday
Temperatures will be cooler by about 10 to 15 degrees but still above normal Wednesday and Thursday. Summer warmth returns Friday.