⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Koochiching; North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore; North Cass; South Itasca; Carlton/South St. Louis – Monday, July 20, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 20 at 1:01PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN

Details

Dry conditions and very strong west winds will cause near
critical fire weather conditions today. West winds of 10 to 20 mph
with gusts of 30 to 35 mph are forecast for the entire day
Minimum relative humidity values of 40 to 50 percent are also
expected, possibly drier in northern Saint Louis and Koochiching
county where overnight showers and storms only brought a few
hundredths of an inch of rain. Higher rainfall amounts did fall
in northern Cook and Lake Counties on the order of a quarter to
half inch, but skies will partially clear out quickly today
leading to drying conditions. Together, these conditions may
cause wildfires to spread rapidly. Check burning restrictions and
fire danger before burning.

Similar conditions are anticipated on Tuesday with winds out of
the north-northwest gusting to 20 to 30 mph, and while relative
humidity values will be highers, these stronger winds may still
cause any fires to spread rapidly.

For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see
www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.