AIR QUALITY ALERT TODAY FOR MINNESOTA AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA

TODAY:  MOSTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY.  A FEW RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING, TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON.   HIGH: NEAR 88.  WIND: SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 25 MPH, GUSTING TO 30 MPH

TONIGHT:  BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY, AREAS OF FOG AND SMOKE AGAIN.   LOW: NEAR 70.   WIND DIMINISHING.

THURSDAY:  SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID.   HEAT INDEX TO THE UPPER 90S.  AIR TEMPERATURE TO THE LOW TO MID 90S.  WIND: LIGHT SOUTHERLY.

FRIDAY:  MOSTLY TO PARTLY SUNNY AND HOT.   HIGH: NEAR 92.  AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY AND VERY WARM BUT DRY.   HIGH: UPPER 80S.   LOWS: NEAR 65

MONDAY & TUESDAY:  HOT AND HUMID WITH SOME AFTERNOON AND NIGHT TIME THUNDERSTORMS.  HIGHS: LOW 90S.   LOWS: 70S.

LATER NEXT WEEK:  HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S, LOWS IN THE 60S, MOSTLY DRY.