By DJ Kayser, filling in for Douglas:
We could be in for another summer with air quality concerns. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency meteorologists released their summer air quality forecast on Wednesday. They anticipate four to seven days with air unhealthy for sensitive groups, when an average season would record two to four. There could also be 12 to 16 days when our air could be impacted by wildfire smoke, similar to what we saw last year.
A slight chance of a storm exists about as far south as the metro late Friday. Otherwise, our next rain chance won’t be until the second half of next week. That means no rain concerns for those celebrating Mom this weekend or heading to the lake for the Fishing Opener.
We’re looking at a seven-day stretch starting Friday with highs at least in the 80s. There’s even a chance we could see our first 90-degree reading of the year in the metro, but odds are higher out in western Minnesota.
Meanwhile, I’m already thinking of Christmas, as I picked up the yearly ornament book the other day. Only 230 days until Christmas Day!
