THIS MORNING: AREAS OF FOG, HAZE AND SMOKE WITH A PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKY.

THIS AFTERNOON:  A HAZY GRAY SKY, WITH PERIODS OF SUNSHINE.  VERY WARM TO HOT.  HIGH: UPPER 80S.  WIND: LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT:  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRACK EAST THROUGH MOSTLY SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA.  LOW: MID TO UPPER 60S.  LIGHT SOUTH WIND.

TOMORROW:  MOSTLY SUNNY (WITH HAZE) AND HOT.  HIGH: UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S.  WIND: SOUTH, 5 TO 15 MPH.  AFTERNOON AND NIGHT TIME THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN, MORE SCATTERED.

WEDNESDAY:  PARTLY SUNNY.  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP, SOME HIGHER RAIN AMOUNTS AND BIGGER THUNDERSTORMS.  HIGH: UPPER 80S.  WIND: EAST/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

THURSDAY & FRIDAY:  MOSTLY SUNNY, MOSTLY DRY, AND HOT, BUT CONTINUED HUMID.  HIGH: UPPER 80S.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY:  PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY, LESS HOT.  HIGH: MOSTLY MID 80S.  MORNING LOWS IN THE LOW 60S, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.