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MINNESOTA · ST. LOUIS COUNTY

Fairbanks

71 people, 1,650 ft above sea level in St. Louis County.

1,650 ftElevation, city center
71People, 2024 estimate
70 sq miLand area
Rain 61°
Rain now Dew point 60° · S 12 mph · high 63°
City of Fairbanks River Interstate 2 miles
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The Fairbanks 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 Fairbanks

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport (KEVM) · 1:55 PM
Rain
61° Rain Feels like 61° · high of 63° near 5 PM
WindS 12 mphno gusts
Humidity97%falling to 97% this afternoon
Pressure29.71 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky33° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 82% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 250.46 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for St. Louis County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:03 AM6:52 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
82% · 0.27 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 35° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 60° / 40°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
63° 55°
80% rain — S 11 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
73° 44°
0% rain — W 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
61° 33°
0% rain — WNW 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 33°
0% rain — W 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
57° 35°
40% rain up to 0.4″ SW 3 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 30°
0% rain — NW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 36°
0% rain — SSE 1 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 Fairbanks about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, about 1,020 miles back along its path. It came down from about 10,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · ST. LOUIS

Fairbanks

71 people, 1,650 ft above sea level in St. Louis County.

1,650 ftElevation
71People
70 sq miLand
Rain 61°
RainDew point 60°
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Today in Fairbanks

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 62° 82%
5p rain 63° 38%
8p rain 61° 30%
11p overcast 61° 1%
2a mostly cloudy night 61° 0%
5a fog 60° 2%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 82%
→
Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
55
63
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
44
73
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
33
61
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33
59
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
35
57
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
30
57
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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