July 4 weekend forecast
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A great start to the holiday weekend saw a sunny Friday, while Saturday and Sunday will provide hot and sunny days as well.

MN weather: Hot holiday weekend
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Bright and hot with low humidity for the next three days as the upper 80s climb into the lower 90s. Steamy mugginess returns with the hottest air of the season on Monday (with spotty storms in NW MN) and muggy 90s with storm chances for all on the Fourth of July.

Minnesota weather: Heating up for July 4
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Friday will be warm and breezy, with a high of around 88 degrees in the Twin Cities. Temperatures will heat up for the holiday weekend with highs in the 90s and possibly storms on July 4. Temperatures will cool to the 80s by mid-week.

Minnesota weather: Quietest start to severe weather season in nearly 30 years

With the lack of rain, comes the lack of storms in what is usually the busiest time of year for severe weather as our strong storm chances usually peak in the first week or two of July.

Texas heat wave continues
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Temperatures in Texas well above average as a heat wave lingers.

How is air quality measured?

As smoky air from Canada’s wildfires shrouds broad swaths of the U.S., here are seven facts you should know about measuring air quality.

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for NW Wisconsin

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of northwest Wisconsin on Wednesday evening.

Air quality in Minneapolis forces city to cancel active outdoor activities

As Minnesota is hit with another wave of smoky air from Canadian wildfires, Minneapolis is canceling some outdoor activities due to poor air quality. 

Minnesota air quality alerts on the rise this year

There have been a lot of air quality alerts this summer. Tuesday is the 23rd air quality alert in Minnesota this year, marking a record.

Minnesota sees record air quality alerts
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Persistently poor air quality throughout Minnesota due to Canadian wildfire smoke has caused a record number of National Weather Service air quality alerts so far this season at 23.

Watch: Tornado rips through Indiana apartment complex

Deaths have been reported in Indiana and Georgia after severe weather, including tornadoes, tore paths of destruction from the Midwest to the South on Sunday, leaving more than a half-million people without power.

Halfway to Christmas: How El Nino could impact the upcoming winter

Due to a warming central and eastern Pacific, the world is set to have its first full-fledged El Niño winter since 2018-19, which will mean some climate changes for the season from recent years.