Air quality in Rochester Area

The overall weather pattern will continue to promote good air quality across the state through the week, at least in terms of the pollutants we forecast for (ground-level ozone and fine particle pollution). However, this is the time of year when harvesting can result in at least localized reduction in air quality, particularly on windy days. A stretch of sunny and dry days are expected this week, followed by wind gusts of 30 to 40+ mph on Saturday. Portions of southern and western Minnesota, where harvesting has or is taking place, are at greatest risk for at least minor impacts due to coarse