THIS MORNING:  NUMEROUS AREAS OF FOG ACROSS THE EASTERN DAKOTAS, ALONG WITH HAZE AND SMOKY CONDITIONS.

THIS AFTERNOON:  LINGERING SMOKE, OTHERWISE, MOSTLY SUNNY.  A FINE SUMMER DAY.  HIGH: LOW TO MID 80S.  HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DAKOTAS.  WIND: LIGHT SOUTHEAST.

TONIGHT:  PARTLY CLOUDY, INCREASINGLY BREEZY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST.  LOW: 65.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY, WINDY AND HOT.  HIGH TOMORROW: UPPER 80S, FRIDAY THE LOW 90S.  WIND: SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 10 TO 25, GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

SATURDAY: MORNING LOW IN THE 70S,  SUNNY, HOT AND WINDY.  HIGH: LOW 90S, WIND: SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 10 TO 25, GUSTING TO 35 MPH.  BY EVENING, SOME THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT:  RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, SOME STRONG.

SUNDAY:  SUNNY, HOT AND BREEZY.  AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS.  HIGH: 88 TO 91.

MONDAY AND MOST DAYS NEXT WEEK:  SUNNY, HOT AND VERY FEW IF ANY CHANCES FOR RAIN … MAYBE TUESDAY.