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High Fire Danger Across the Area Today
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for dangerous fire weather conditions today across portions of Central Minnesota, including Stearns County.
The Red Flag Warning is in effect until 7:00 tonight.
National Weather Service
From the National Wetaher Service this afternoon: Temperatures in the upper 50s to lower 60s will combine with low dewpoint temperatures to produce relative humidity values near 25% this afternoon. The fire danger is greatest in west central Minnesota where stronger winds will be present. As a result, a Fire Weather Watch is in effect this afternoon for that area.
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