Elevated wildfire threat continues, and wildfire smoke reduces air quality. Possible rain later in the week could help reduce those threats.

Sunday could see possible showers and downpours. Air quality has improved, but the wildfire smoke is still hanging in the air. Matt Hoenig has how high temperatures could reach at the beginning of the work week.

Residents can check real-time conditions at airnow.gov.Heat Advisories Issued for Monday, TuesdayThe National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 11 a.m. Monday, July 28 through 8 p.m. Tuesday,

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 1 am Monday for northern Minnesota as well as Douglas County in Wisconsin. The strongest storms will likely be in the Arrowhead region.

Air quality will make some improvements on Sunday with varying amounts of cloud cover. Hot and humid weather is expected to the start the work week before a cold front enters midweek, helping to cool off temps and dewpoints for the end of the work week.

A lawnmower ignited a large fire Friday afternoon that burned at least 24 apartments in two different buildings near the Millcreek-Holladay border. Smoke could be seen for miles.

Limit time outdoors,” Environment and Climate Change Canada advises everyone as it issues special air-quality advisory for large parts of the province, including Montreal.

Canadian wildfire official told us they are not expecting smokey conditions to clear up over the course of the summer.