TODAY:  SUNNY, WARM AND BREEZY.  HIGH: 68 TO 73.    INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON, AND A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSHOWERS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.  WIND: SOUTH TO WEST, THEN NORTHWEST 10 TO 25, GUSTING OVER 30 MPH LATER.

TONIGHT:  CLEARING WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY.   LOW: NEAR 40.  WIND: WEST/NORTHWEST 15 TO 30, GUSTING TO 40 MPH

TOMORROW:  SUNNY AND WINDY.  HIGH: NEAR 52.  WIND: NORTHWEST 15 TO 30, GUSTING TO 40 MPH. A FEW SPRINKLES OR SHOWERS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER AN  ENHANCED FIRE DANGER TOMORROW.

THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY, BREEZY AND COOL. A FEW SHOWERS POSSIBLE FRIDAY.  LOWS NEAR 30, HIGHS: 45 TO 50.  WIND: NORTHWEST 10 TO 20, GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

SUNDAY THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK: SUNNY AND MOSTLY DRY.  COLD MORNINGS, MOSTLY IN THE 20S FOR LOWS, DAYTIME HIGHS 40 TO 50.