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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

The first freeze of the fall is expected across portions of central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin early Wednesday morning. 

 

 

What is the normal date for the first freeze each fall?  For the Twin Cities, it's between October 1st and 10th, and for Eau Claire and St. Cloud it's between September 21st and 30th.  After a warm start to the fall, it looks like the weather is starting to "fall" back to normal conditions for this time of year: