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MINNESOTA · POLK COUNTY

Columbia

439 people, 1,480 ft above sea level in Polk County.

1,480 ftElevation, city center
439People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 60° · Calm · high 69°
City of Columbia River Interstate 2 miles
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The Columbia 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 Columbia

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Fosston Municipal Airport (KFSE) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity71%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.61 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.5 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Polk County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:18 AM7:06 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
25
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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 day
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
clear day
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
TEMPERATURE °F
69°
52°
70°
43°
59°
38°
CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
9
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 63° ↑ 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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 52°
0% rain — SW 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 43°
0% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
59° 37°
0% rain — WNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 42°
20% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
59° 38°
50% rain up to 0.2″ NW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 36°
0% rain — NNW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 45°
0% rain — SSE 9 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 Columbia about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,420 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from Texas; 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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MINNESOTA · POLK

Columbia

439 people, 1,480 ft above sea level in Polk County.

1,480 ftElevation
439People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 60°
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Today in Columbia

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 69° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 67° 1%
9p mostly clear night 60° 0%
12a mostly clear night 59° 0%
3a mostly clear night 57° 1%
6a mostly clear night 54° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 50%
→
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52
69
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
70
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
37
59
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
42
59
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
38
59
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
58
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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