An air quality alert will be in effect from noon to 9 p.m. on Monday for much of the state, and dozens of counties are under a red flag warning.

The heat will hold in Minnesota on Tuesday as elevated fire danger and poor air quality continue. Excluding the Twin Cities and southeastern Minnesota, the entire state will be under a red flag warning due to critical fire weather conditions caused by the heat,

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