Getting warmer with rain chances staying low midweek

Here’s your Tuesday afternoon forecast for June 13, 2023 from Minnesota’s Weather Authority and Meteorologist Matt Serwe.

An Air Quality Alert is in effect for northern and northwest Minnesota Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. It also includes the Twin Cities metro Wednesday afternoon and evening.

We have another quiet night across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Clouds will gradually clear out after sunset, and temperatures will not be as cool as the last few nights. Expect upper 50s and low 60s for overnight lows. There is a weak cold front moving south through Minnesota tonight. Behind the front, wildfire smoke will push into the northern half of the state, causing poor air quality overnight into Wednesday morning.

When that front gets to the Twin Cities tomorrow afternoon, it might kick up a stray shower or thunderstorm. However, there could be more air quality issues from the smoke behind the front. As it stands, metro air quality will be poor from ozone, but smoke could make it worse late in the day through the evening.

It will feel more humid on Saturday. That is also our best chance for scattered storms over the next week. Some storms could be strong, with hail, gusty winds, and locally heavy rain. I cannot completely rule out a pop-up storm on Father’s Day, although Sunday will be mostly dry. Humidity drops again early next week, and temperatures take off into the 90s. Next week will likely be hot and dry for several days.