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MINNESOTA · AITKIN COUNTY

Ball Bluff

281 people, 1,270 ft above sea level in Aitkin County.

1,270 ftElevation, city center
281People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Rain 61°
Rain now Dew point 60° · S 8 mph · high 64°
City of Ball Bluff River Interstate 2 miles
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The Ball Bluff 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 Ball Bluff

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Chisholm-Hibbing Airport (KHIB) · 1:53 PM
Rain
61° Rain Feels like 61° · high of 64° near 6 PM
WindS 8 mphgusts 20
Humidity97%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.70 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky36° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 42% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 170.01 in · 12 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Aitkin County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:08 AM6:57 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 28, 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
62°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
42% · 0.12 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 36° 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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 57°
40% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
73° 47°
0% rain — W 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
60° 37°
0% rain — WNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 39°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
57° 38°
50% rain up to 0.4″ W 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 35°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 40°
10% rain — SSE 5 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 Ball Bluff about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 1,150 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 410 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Hibbing MN · 32 MI 32 miles northeast Duluth MN · 55 MI 55 miles east Minneapolis MN · 140 MI 140 miles south St. Paul MN · 141 MI 141 miles south Fargo ND · 169 MI 169 miles west
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MINNESOTA · AITKIN

Ball Bluff

281 people, 1,270 ft above sea level in Aitkin County.

1,270 ftElevation
281People
34 sq miLand
Rain 61°
RainDew point 60°
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Today in Ball Bluff

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 62° 35%
5p rain 63° 30%
8p mostly cloudy night 62° 13%
11p mostly cloudy night 61° 1%
2a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 58° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 42%
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Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
64
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
47
73
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
37
60
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
39
59
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
38
57
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
57
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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