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MINNESOTA · ST. LOUIS COUNTY

Duluth

87,986 people, 970 ft above sea level in St. Louis County.

970 ftElevation, city center
87,986People, 2024 estimate
72 sq miLand area
Mostly clear 57°
Mostly clear now Dew point 56° · SE 10 mph · high 65°
City of Duluth River Interstate 2 miles
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The Duluth 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.

MILE1
TODAY

Today in Duluth

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 AM CDT
RIGHT NOW Duluth International Airport (KDLH) · 2:55 AM
Mostly clear
57° Mostly clear Feels like 57° · high of 65° near 11 AM
WindSE 10 mphno gusts
Humidity96%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.92 in ↘falling slowly
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsA few cloudsbases near 1,500 ft
UV index2 by 11 AMlow
Dew point 56° · Comfortable35° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 1 PMin about 9 hours · 68% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.1–0.7 inmost likely 0.4; 1 in 10 over 0.9
LAST RAINSept. 290.01 in · 0 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Carlton County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:04 AM6:53 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
32
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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 sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
57°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
68% · 0.13 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 60° ↑ The front passes Drier: 38° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 61° / 42°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
65° 56°
70% rain 0.1–0.7″ SSW 14 B
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
74° 48°
10% rain — SW 10 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 40°
0% rain — WNW 13 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 40°
0% rain — NW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
59° 41°
30% rain up to 0.09″ SW 9 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 37°
0% rain — WNW 8 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 41°
0% rain — S 8 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
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over Duluth was over the central Plains three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Duluth at 5,000 feet was over the central Plains three days ago, and over Ontario a day ago, about 490 miles back along its path. It has stayed over land the whole way. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK IN 1961 Oct. 2, 1961

The coldest this week has been

17° on Oct. 2, 1961, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1871. Next is 18° in 1974.

18°
17°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Duluth Area threaded record since 1871.
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ON THE NETWORK

Around Duluth on the Forecast Network

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MINNESOTA · ST. LOUIS

Duluth

87,986 people, 970 ft above sea level in St. Louis County.

970 ftElevation
87,986People
72 sq miLand
Mostly clear 57°
Mostly clearDew point 56°
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Today in Duluth

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 57° 2%
6a overcast 58° 5%
9a mostly cloudy day 61° 6%
12p mostly cloudy day 63° 24%
3p rain 62° 53%
6p rain 61° 32%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 68%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
56
65
B
Wed10%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
48
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
40
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
60
B
Sat30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
41
59
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
58
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1961 · OCT. 2, 1961

17°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1871.