Winds from the northwest will pull wildfire smoke back into Minnesota skies over the weekend. 

A chance for a thin line of rain arrives overnight Saturday with a quick-moving cold front. The cold front will knock temperatures back with highs back into the low 70s on Sunday.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says that a heavy smoke will enter northwestern Minnesota behind a cold front Saturday evening into Sunday. The smoke will spread further into the state by Sunday afternoon. 

An air quality alert has now been issued statewide for Sunday. 

The MNPCA says the smoke should move quickly though Minnesota, with parts of the state only seeing a few hours of concentration. It should clear out Sunday evening.

More clouds and spotty showers drop in Sunday evening that will last through Monday morning.

Monday will make for our coolest day with highs only reaching the 60s. 

This unsettled pattern looks to break by Tuesday with high pressure building at the surface and aloft. This will promote more sunshine and a warming forecast as highs climb back into the 80s by Wednesday.

There is the potential for more storms late next week, but there is some uncertainty with timing. Stay with WCCO as meteorologists fine tune this forecast.