Minnesota Red Flag Warning | Effective 05/08/2026 05:31
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON IN
WESTERN, CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
.Clearing skies and a deep mixing layer will promote increasing wind
gusts heading into the afternoon, with gusts from 30-35mph expected
from early afternoon to early evening. Relative humidity will be in
the upper teens to low 20s, which alongside the increasing wind gusts
will result in 4 to 5 hour window of Red Flag Conditions. Burning is
discouraged today as any fires that develop can spread rapidly.