Following a smoky and summery Sunday, today will be a touch cooler and clearer. Air quality early this morning ranges from unhealthy for sensitive groups to unhealthy for all, but cleaner air is expected to settle into the region from the northeast through the day. Even though it’ll be less smoky at the surface, we’ll still have a gray haze in the skies.

Highs today will generally range from near 60 north to near 70 south for inland communities in the Northland. Shoreline communities will be in low to upper 50s as winds shift from north to east through the day. Lake Superior’s influence on our temperatures will be stronger starting Tuesday with an east wind around 15 mph, meanwhile temps away from the lake will climb back into the 60s. We’ll continue to have “cooler by the lake” conditions each day through Saturday with a consistent east wind.

We’ll stay dry through Tuesday. Rain builds back into Minnesota from the west Wednesday afternoon and evening, then the Northland will see scattered showers overnight into Thursday morning. Additional periods of shower and thunderstorm chances are currently possible Friday through Sunday.

Today: Hazy and sunny. High 62. NE wind 5-15 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 38. E wind 5-10 mph.

Tomorrow: Sunny and breezy. High 56. E wind 10-20 mph.

Tomorrow night: Increasing clouds and breezy. Low 38. E wind 10-15 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance for showers in the late afternoon. High 55. E wind 10-20 mph. Chance of rain: 30%.

Thursday: Cloudy and breezy with a chance for showers in the morning. High 58. NE wind 10-15 mph. Chance of rain: 30%.

Friday: Partly cloudy and breezy with a few showers possible early and again late. High 63. E wind 10-15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Saturday: Partly sunny and breezy with a chance for showers. High 68. E wind 10-15 mph. Chance of rain: 30%.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance for showers. High 66. NW wind 10-15 mph. Chance of rain: 30%.