Day: July 17, 2026
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Warm, Mostly Dry Weekend Ahead, but Northland Smoke Forecast Remains Uncertain After Friday’s Rain
Expect mostly dry weather across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin this weekend, with highs in the 70s and 80s on Saturday and mainly in the 80s to near 90 on Sunday. Breezy northwest to north winds on Saturday will shift to the southwest by Sunday. There’s a lot of uncertainty…
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Far Northeast Minnesota Fires See Some Rain — and a Surge of Lightning Strikes
Early Friday morning, showers and thunderstorms brought some much-needed rain to far northern Minnesota. It was a bit of a good news, bad news situation. The rain was much needed, though it’s still unclear if it will help with firefighting efforts. Unfortunately, thunderstorms also rolled through, bringing up to 13,000…