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MINNESOTA · MARSHALL COUNTY

Alma

77 people, 900 ft above sea level in Marshall County.

900 ftElevation, city center
77People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSW 5 mph · high 70°
City of Alma River Interstate 2 miles
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The Alma plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Alma

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Thief River Falls Regional Airport (KTVF) · 2:09 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 70° near 3 PM
WindSSW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity83%falling to 78% this afternoon
Pressure29.65 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 230.03 in · 6 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Marshall County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:23 AM7:11 PM ↓
11 h 47 m of daylight, 4 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 22, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 59 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 37° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
70° 52°
0% rain — SW 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
69° 44°
0% rain — WSW 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
59° 38°
0% rain — WNW 13 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 43°
20% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
59° 39°
40% rain up to 0.1″ NW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 37°
0% rain — NW 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
0% rain — SSE 12 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Alma about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the central Plains a day ago, about 1,150 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the southern Plains; at 10,000 feet, from southern California. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · MARSHALL

Alma

77 people, 900 ft above sea level in Marshall County.

900 ftElevation
77People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Alma

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 68° 1%
5p partly cloudy day 70° 0%
8p mostly clear night 62° 0%
11p mostly clear night 59° 0%
2a mostly clear night 57° 1%
5a mostly clear night 54° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 40%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52
70
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
69
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
38
59
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
59
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
59
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
58
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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