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Air quality improves; cool, breezy Friday; beautiful weekend

Air quality improves; cool, breezy Friday; beautiful weekend

Air quality has drastically improved for most of Minnesota. We’ll continue to see improvement but elevated smoke lingers aloft. Friday will be cool with temps warming this weekend along with sunshine and dry weather.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Cool, breezy Friday; warmer and brighter this weekend

Cool, breezy Friday; warmer and brighter this weekend

Friday will be cool and breezy, but the air quality should improve, especially later in the day. Highs will be in the upper 50s southeast to upper 60s northwest. The weekend will be warmer and dry with sunshine.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Air quality alert until 6 a.m. Friday

Air quality alert until 6 a.m. Friday

Widespread wildfire smoke has reached ground level across Minnesota.
by Paul Huttner

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Weekend weather: Very nice; dry with comfortable temperatures

Weekend weather: Very nice; dry with comfortable temperatures

You’re probably going to like the weekend weather forecast. We have details on that, plus the air quality alert that continues this Thursday and Thursday night.
by Ron Trenda

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Air quality alerts through early Friday; weekend looks good

Air quality alerts through early Friday; weekend looks good

Canadian wildfire smoke is prompting more air quality alerts through early Friday. Scattered showers sweep across Minnesota Thursday with cooler conditions Friday. Sunshine and warm, dry weather return for the weekend.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Scattered showers Thursday then cooler Friday; poor air quality for many; beautiful weekend

Scattered showers Thursday then cooler Friday; poor air quality for many; beautiful weekend

A clipper system and cold front is bringing scattered showers Thursday. Temperatures will be cooler, especially Friday but sunshine and beautiful weather return for the weekend. Air quality will be diminished Thursday for many areas also.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Hazy and warm with reduced air quality west; showers Thursday

Hazy and warm with reduced air quality west; showers Thursday

Smoke still fills the skies across Minnesota and air quality is expected to be diminished to moderate in western Minnesota. Highs will be in the 70s east to low 80s west Wednesday. Showers develop late Wednesday into Thursday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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Continued smoky skies, dry Wednesday for most; showers Thursday

Continued smoky skies, dry Wednesday for most; showers Thursday

Expect smoky skies yet on Wednesday though not as thick as yesterday. Most of Wednesday will be dry with a few more clouds. Showers will move into northwest Minnesota late and track south and east Thursday.
by Sven Sundgaard

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