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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
321 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
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321 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
THE HEAT WAVE CONTINUES, WITH HIGHS INTO THE LOWER 90S AND HEAT
INDEX VALUES INTO THE MID 90S. THE GREATEST IMPACTS FROM THE HEAT
WILL BE FELT IN THE URBAN CORE OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO WHERE
LITTLE COOLING RELIEF IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. AN AIR QUALITY ALERT
IS IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH
WESTERN WISCONSIN DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA
BEING ADVECTED SOUTHEAST.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THE HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY WITH HIGHS INTO THE LOWER
TO MIDDLE 90S AND HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MID 90S TO NEAR 100
DEGREES. THE GREATEST IMPACTS FROM THE HEAT WILL BE FELT IN THE
URBAN CORE OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO WHERE LITTLE COOLING RELIEF IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
AN AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR MUCH
OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH WESTERN WISCONSIN DUE TO
WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA BEING ADVECTED SOUTHEAST.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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