Fire danger, air quality concerns continue in Minnesota as heat holds
The heat will hold in Minnesota on Tuesday as elevated fire danger and poor air quality continue.
Excluding the Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota, the entire state is under a red flag warning due to critical fire weather conditions caused by the heat, low humidity and gusty winds. In northeastern Minnesota, three large wildfires continue to burn.
An air quality alert for ozone pollution will be in effect from noon to 9 p.m. for much of the state, including the Twin Cities.
Those warnings aside, Minnesota will see more sunshine and heat on Tuesday, with the metro once again getting close to 90 degrees.
After another mild Tuesday night, the metro can expect a few more clouds on Wednesday with highs in the upper 80s
Some badly needed rain is expected on Thursday. There could be some thunderstorms with the severe threat mainly southeast.
Scattered showers linger Friday. It will be windy Thursday and Friday, ushering in notably cooler air.
This weekend is going to feel quite cool by comparison. Highs in the metro will slip back to the 60s, which is closer to average this time of year.
Highs in the 60s persist into next week.
