THIS MORNING:   AREAS OF FOG EAST, AREAS OF SMOKE ALONG I-29 OTHERWISE A BEAUTIFUL MORNING.

TODAY AND MOST DAYS THIS WEEK:  SUNNY SKY, WARM TEMPERATURES, 75 TO 80 EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY.   MORNING LOWS NEAR 45 TO 50.  WIND LIGHT SOUTHERLY TODAY.   THEN SOUTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 25 MPH TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THIS WEEKEND:  SHOWERS BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING, MORE NUMEROUS SATURDAY,  SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY AND COOLER.  HIGH: NEAR 70 SATURDAY: NEAR 60 SUNDAY.

NEXT WEEK AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK:  WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE, BUT ABOVE NORMAL PRECIP FOR THE DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA.