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MINNESOTA · POLK COUNTY

Esther

150 people, 830 ft above sea level in Polk County.

830 ftElevation, city center
150People, 2024 estimate
19 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · N 5 mph · high 72°
City of Esther River Interstate 2 miles
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The Esther 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 Esther

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Grand Forks International Airport (KGFK) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindN 5 mphno gusts
Humidity75%falling to 71% this afternoon
Pressure29.63 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky35° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINSept. 260.28 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Polk County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:24 AM7:12 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
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
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 59 to 63° ↑ 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 64° / 40°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 51°
0% rain — WSW 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 44°
0% rain — W 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
62° 38°
0% rain — NW 13, gusts 26 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 43°
20% rain — S 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 39°
20% rain — NNW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 37°
0% rain — N 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 45°
0% rain — SSE 14 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 Esther about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the central Plains a day ago, about 1,220 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the southern Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific off California. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Grand Forks ND · 11 MI 11 miles south Fargo ND · 84 MI 84 miles south West Fargo ND · 84 MI 84 miles south Moorhead MN · 85 MI 85 miles south Minot ND · 195 MI 195 miles west
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MINNESOTA · POLK

Esther

150 people, 830 ft above sea level in Polk County.

830 ftElevation
150People
19 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Esther

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 70° 0%
5p partly cloudy day 72° 0%
8p mostly clear night 63° 0%
11p clear night 59° 0%
2a mostly clear night 58° 1%
5a clear night 54° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51
72
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
70
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
38
62
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
62
B
Sat20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
62
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
61
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
62
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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