Fire Weather Warning now until 7pm for Minnesota

A Fire Weather Warning is in place now until after sunset tonight for all of Minnesota. Strong southerly winds, low relative humidity, warm fall temperatures and the very dry fall we’ve had (with just 0.06″ of rainfall in September and trace amount of moisture so far this October) have collectively lead to critical fire weather conditions.

Any fire that would develop today would likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning is not advised today.

A Wind Advisory is place across southwestern Minnesota toward Redwood Falls now through the afternoon, with wind gusts up to 50 mph within the advisory area.

The Twin Cities stays windy today too, with gusts to 40 mph.

Overnight lows are mid in the low-50s tonight. Friday starts out sunny, with increasing afternoon cloud cover. Scattered showers and isolated weak storms are possible Friday night into Saturday. Widespread significant rainfall is not in the forecast.

Temperatures stay well above average today through the start of next week with highs in the mid to low-70s most days.

Have a wonderful day!

Wren