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MINNESOTA · ITASCA COUNTY

Bigfork

316 people, 1,380 ft above sea level in Itasca County.

1,380 ftElevation, city center
316People, 2024 estimate
47 sq miLand area
Rain 62°
Rain now Dew point 62° · SSW 12 mph · high 65°
City of Bigfork River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bigfork 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 Bigfork

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Bigfork Municipal Airport (KFOZ) · 1:35 PM
Rain
62° Rain Feels like 62° · high of 65° near 4 PM
WindSSW 12 mphno gusts
Humidity99%falling to 97% this afternoon
Pressure29.67 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 62° · Sticky32° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 64% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.46 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Itasca County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:10 AM6:59 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
28
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
64% · 0.24 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 65° ↑ The front passes Drier: 39° 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 Showers likely Showers likely
65° 55°
60% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 41°
0% rain — W 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
59° 31°
0% rain — WNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 34°
10% rain — W 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
56° 33°
50% rain up to 0.4″ W 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
55° 30°
0% rain — NW 2 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 37°
0% 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 Bigfork about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,360 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the Great Basin. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · ITASCA

Bigfork

316 people, 1,380 ft above sea level in Itasca County.

1,380 ftElevation
316People
47 sq miLand
Rain 62°
RainDew point 62°
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Today in Bigfork

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 62° 64%
4p rain 65° 30%
7p mostly cloudy night 63° 16%
10p mostly cloudy night 61° 3%
1a partly cloudy night 61° 1%
4a partly cloudy night 59° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 64%
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Tue60%
Showers likely Showers likely
55
65
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
72
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
31
59
B
Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34
58
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
33
56
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
30
55
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
37
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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