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MINNESOTA · HOUSTON COUNTY

Black Hammer

266 people, 1,130 ft above sea level in Houston County.

1,130 ftElevation, city center
266People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 52° · SSE 10 mph · high 65°
City of Black Hammer River Interstate 2 miles
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The Black Hammer 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 Black Hammer

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Fillmore County Airport (KFKA) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 65° near 2 PM
WindSSE 10 mphgusts 18
Humidity53%falling to 78% this afternoon
Pressure29.86 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 52° · Dry42° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 2 hours · 37% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.02 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Houston County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:01 AM6:52 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly cloudy day
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partly cloudy night
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mostly clear night
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
65°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
37% · 0.02 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 42 to 67° Drier: 43° 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
65° 62°
40% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
72° 59°
30% rain — SSW 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
64° 47°
30% rain — N 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — N 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 47°
20% rain — SSW 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 42°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
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 Black Hammer about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 200 miles to the south three days ago, about 620 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 9,600 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

La Crosse WI · 26 MI 26 miles northeast Winona MN · 28 MI 28 miles north St. Paul MN · 114 MI 114 miles northwest Madison WI · 120 MI 120 miles east Minneapolis MN · 120 MI 120 miles northwest Milwaukee WI · 191 MI 191 miles east
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MINNESOTA · HOUSTON

Black Hammer

266 people, 1,130 ft above sea level in Houston County.

1,130 ftElevation
266People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 52°
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Today in Black Hammer

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 65° 5%
5p rain 63° 30%
8p mostly cloudy night 63° 26%
11p mostly cloudy night 64° 24%
2a mostly cloudy night 65° 12%
5a mostly cloudy night 65° 6%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 37%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
62
65
A
Wed30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
59
72
B
Thu30%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
47
64
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
61
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
62
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
42
62
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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