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MINNESOTA · DOUGLAS COUNTY

Ida

1,435 people, 1,430 ft above sea level in Douglas County.

1,430 ftElevation, city center
1,435People, 2024 estimate
28 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 62° · SSW 13 mph · high 67°
City of Ida River Interstate 2 miles
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The Ida 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 Ida

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Chandler Field (KAXN) · 3:53 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 67° near 4 PM
WindSSW 13 mphno gusts
Humidity90%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.69 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 62° · Sticky36° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.5 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Douglas County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:17 AM7:06 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
33
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 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 64° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
67° 56°
10% rain — S 11 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
75° 51°
0% rain — WSW 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
61° 44°
0% rain — NW 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 47°
10% rain — SSW 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
60° 45°
30% rain — WNW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
59° 41°
0% rain — NNW 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 48°
0% rain — SSE 12 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 Ida about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Plains three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,410 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 14,300 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Mississippi Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · DOUGLAS

Ida

1,435 people, 1,430 ft above sea level in Douglas County.

1,430 ftElevation
1,435People
28 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 62°
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Today in Ida

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 67° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 64° 2%
10p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
1a fog 60° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 58° 0%
7a partly cloudy day 56° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 30%
→
Tue10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
56
67
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
51
75
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
44
61
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
59
B
Sat30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
60
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
59
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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