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Cooler, breezy Wednesday; warm, dry holiday weekend ahead
High temperatures across Minnesota Wednesday will range from the low 80s in the southwest to 70s east, 60s north and just 50s along the North Shore. There will be some showers in north-central Minnesota.
Driest Memorial Day weekend in 16 years?
This looks like a rare dry and sunny Memorial Day weekend for most of Minnesota.
Air quality alert Tuesday afternoon; showers, thunder north; very warm south
An air quality alert is in effect from noon through 8 p.m. Tuesday for central and southern Minnesota. Northern Minnesota should expect scattered showers and thunder. It’ll be warm south.
Air quality alert Tuesday; pop up thunder north; cooler Wednesday
An air quality alert is in effect Tuesday for much of southern Minnesota. Tuesday will be very warm with widespread temps in the 80s. Spotty afternoon thunder develops in northern Minnesota along a cool front.
Smoky skies return this week to Minnesota
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is widespread across the northern United States.
Gorgeous weekend; More warm temperatures coming
Warm weather built over the weekend and will continue into the work week. A cold front will bring us back to normal midweek.
Summery temps Monday and Tuesday, then a couple of cooler days
After a beautiful weekend, many areas will see summery temps on Monday and Tuesday. We take a look at the week ahead and also have an update on river levels.