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MINNESOTA · KANDIYOHI COUNTY

Arctander

370 people, 1,240 ft above sea level in Kandiyohi County.

1,240 ftElevation, city center
370People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Clear 37°
Clear now Dew point 27° · SE 7 mph · high 37°
City of Arctander River Interstate 2 miles
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The Arctander 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 Arctander

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Willmar Municipal Airport - John L. Rice Field (KBDH) · 4:55 PM
Clear
37° Clear Feels like 32° · high of 37° near 5 PM
WindSE 7 mphno gusts
Humidity65%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure30.25 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 27° · Dry41° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday80% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.38 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kandiyohi County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:17 AM4:52 PM ↓
9 h 34 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 26 to 41° More humid: 41° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
37° 28°
0% rain — SE 7 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
50° 37°
0% rain — S 12 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 41°
0% rain — SSW 14 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 45°
0% rain — S 13 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
57° 43°
20% rain — S 10 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51° 37°
10% rain — NW 3 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
53° 43°
80% rain 0.2–1.0″ SE 10 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 Arctander about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Canadian Prairies three days ago, and over the northern Rockies a day ago, about 1,120 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Arctander stands on

Arctander’s center stands about 1,240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,180 ft to 1,280 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

St. Johns to Lake Johanna, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
1,100 ft1,200 ft1,300 ft ARCTANDER1,240 ftSt. Johns1,110 ftHigh point of the line1,380 ft ← S · St. JohnsLake Johanna · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Leucogranite

Leucocratic-granitic. Age: Neoarchean, 2.5 to 2.8 billion years old. About 12 mi of the line.

Granitic orthogneiss and migmatite

Orthogneiss, migmatite. Age: Paleoarchean to Mesoarchean, 2.8 to 3.6 billion years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Amphibolitic to dioritic gneiss

Orthogneiss. Age: Paleoarchean to Mesoarchean, 2.8 to 3.6 billion years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Granitoid gneiss with dioritic to amphibolitic enclaves

Orthogneiss. Age: Paleoarchean to Mesoarchean, 2.8 to 3.6 billion years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Granitic intrusion

Granitic. Age: Neoarchean, 2.5 to 2.8 billion years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Interlayered volcanic, volcaniclastic, sedimentary, and hypabyssal intrusive rocks

Volcanic, sedimentary, hypabyssal. Age: Paleoproterozoic, 1.6 to 2.5 billion years old. About 0.5 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Arctander’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Arctander reaches the Gulf of America by way of Shakopee Creek, the Chippewa, the Minnesota and the Mississippi: about 2,190 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Arctander≈ 2,190 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF ARCTANDER ≈ 2,190 mi to the Gulf of America Shakopee Creek → Chippewa → Minnesota → Mississippi

Lake on the way: Lake Pepin.

1,750 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Arctander; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Arctander on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Willmar MN · 13 MI 13 miles southeast Minneapolis MN · 97 MI 97 miles east St. Paul MN · 105 MI 105 miles east Fargo ND · 134 MI 134 miles northwest Rochester MN · 160 MI 160 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · KANDIYOHI

Arctander

370 people, 1,240 ft above sea level in Kandiyohi County.

1,240 ftElevation
370People
35 sq miLand
Clear 37°
ClearDew point 27°
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Today in Arctander

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 37° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 33° 0%
11p partly cloudy night 30° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 29° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 28° 0%
8a partly cloudy day 29° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 80%
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Sun0%
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Wed20%
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Thu10%
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Fri80%
Showers likely Showers likely
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Arctander stands on

Arctander’s center stands about 1,240 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,180 ft to 1,280 ft, a difference of 100 ft: gently rolling country.

Arctander, south to north Arctander1,240 ftHigh point1,380 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,240 ft
Within 3 miles1,180 to 1,280 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (100 ft of relief)
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,190 mito the Gulf of AmericaShakopee Creek → Chippewa → Minnesota → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Arctander reaches the Gulf of America by way of Shakopee Creek, the Chippewa, the Minnesota and the Mississippi: about 2,190 river miles.

Lake on the way: Lake Pepin.

1,750 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.