A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Tuesday at 6:36 a.m. EDT for gusty winds and elevated fire danger until 11 p.m. EDT for Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga, Gogebic and Iron counties.

The heat will hold in Minnesota on Tuesday as elevated fire danger and poor air quality continue. Excluding the Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota, the entire state will be under a red flag warning due to critical fire weather conditions caused by the heat,

Dangerous weather conditions are converging Tuesday across the Twin Cities and much of Minnesota: unhealthy air, elevated wildfire danger, and then a chance of isolated thunderstorms, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the National Weather Service.

Dry conditions, warm temperatures, and breezy winds will continue to lead to fire danger weather across the area throughout today. Along with the elevated fire weather, poor air quality is expected in the state of Minnesota due to both wildfire smoke in parts of the state and elevated ozone particles.

Rinse and repeat. Another hot, breezy day with critical fire conditions, especially in western Minnesota. We are on track for a shift toward cooler weather and needed rain by late week.

WEAU was on the scene of a pair of fires in Dunn County. The first was in the Town of Tainter where a structure caught on fire. This resulted in three outbuildings in flames, almost an entire acre of land burned and five dogs rescued from the home.

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY: Not much change is expected for Tuesday with 80s and 90s again with sunshine and gusty winds. Wednesday will be tad cooler, but still gusty with fire danger. LATE WEEK: Sometime before Thursday afternoon southern Colorado will see changes. A cooler Thursday can be expected with more possible rain showers.

The NWS reported a record 99 in Grand Forks on Sunday, breaking the previous May 11 record of 88 in 1977. Fargo hit 95, breaking the previous May 11 high temperature of 93 last seen in 1887.

Richard Olsen, the manager of fire operations for the territorial government, said fire behaviour modelling from Natural Resources Canada shows “normal” fire activity is anticipated in the territory until the end of June,