SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED MAY 3 AT 3:07AM CDT
Effective: 2026-05-03 03:07:00 Local Time
Expires: 2026-05-03 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Alert Text
ANOTHER SHOT OF DRY AIR WILL WORK INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY,ALLOWING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL TO AROUND 25 PERCENT DURING THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE BUT GUSTS WILL STILL REACH TO AROUND 20 MPH. PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA ALSO EXPERIENCING ABNORMALLY DRY TO MODERATE DROUGHT. THE TIMEFRAME FOR THE MOST ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM THIS EVENING.
CHECK BURNING RESTRICTIONS AND FIRE DANGER LEVELS AND CONSULT WITH FIRE OFFICIALS BEFORE BURNING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BURNING RESTRICTIONS FOR MINNESOTA, SEE WWW.DNR.STATE.MN.US FORESTRY FIRE FIRERATING_RESTRICTIONS.HTML.
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DOUGLAS, TODD, STEVENS, POPE, STEARNS, LAC QUI PARLE, SWIFT, CHIPPEWA, KANDIYOHI, MEEKER, YELLOW MEDICINE, RENVILLE, MCLEOD, SIBLEY, REDWOOD, BROWN, NICOLLET, WATONWAN, BLUE EARTH, MARTIN, FARIBAULT