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MINNESOTA · CASS COUNTY

Birch Lake

593 people, 1,370 ft above sea level in Cass County.

1,370 ftElevation, city center
593People, 2024 estimate
29 sq miLand area
Sunny 62°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSW 6 mph · high 64°
City of Birch Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Birch Lake 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 Birch Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Longville Municipal Airport (KXVG) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
62° Sunny Feels like 62° · high of 64° near 3 PM
WindSSW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity97%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.66 in →steady
Visibility4 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky37° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.58 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Cass County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:13 AM7:02 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly cloudy night
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partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
clear day
mostly sunny
partly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
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mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
64°
57°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
64° 56°
20% rain — SSW 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
74° 48°
0% rain — W 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
60° 40°
0% rain — NW 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 41°
10% rain — SW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
57° 40°
50% rain up to 0.2″ WNW 3 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 36°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 43°
0% rain — SSE 3 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 Birch Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Rockies three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,050 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 540 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from Texas. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Fargo ND · 113 MI 113 miles west Minneapolis MN · 149 MI 149 miles south St. Paul MN · 153 MI 153 miles southeast Bloomington MN · 157 MI 157 miles south
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MINNESOTA · CASS

Birch Lake

593 people, 1,370 ft above sea level in Cass County.

1,370 ftElevation
593People
29 sq miLand
Sunny 62°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Birch Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now fog 64° 0%
6p fog 64° 9%
9p mostly cloudy night 62° 6%
12a mostly cloudy night 61° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
6a partly cloudy night 57° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 50%
→
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
56
64
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
48
74
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
40
60
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
41
58
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
40
57
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
56
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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