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MINNESOTA · CROW WING COUNTY

Ideal

1,284 people, 1,290 ft above sea level in Crow Wing County.

1,290 ftElevation, city center
1,284People, 2024 estimate
21 sq miLand area
Rain 63°
Rain now Dew point 63° · S 10 mph · high 65°
City of Ideal River Interstate 2 miles
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The Ideal 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 Ideal

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC) · 1:35 PM
Rain
63° Rain Feels like 63° · high of 65° near 3 PM
WindS 10 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 97% this afternoon
Pressure29.69 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky36° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 50% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Crow Wing County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:12 AM7:01 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50% · 0.24 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 to 65° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° 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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
65° 55°
50% rain — S 11 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
74° 47°
0% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
61° 38°
0% rain — NW 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 41°
10% rain — SW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
57° 39°
50% rain up to 0.5″ WNW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 36°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 42°
10% rain — SSE 6 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 Ideal about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,220 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from Texas. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · CROW WING

Ideal

1,284 people, 1,290 ft above sea level in Crow Wing County.

1,290 ftElevation
1,284People
21 sq miLand
Rain 63°
RainDew point 63°
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Today in Ideal

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 32%
4p rain 65° 32%
7p mostly cloudy night 64° 10%
10p mostly cloudy night 62° 2%
1a mostly cloudy night 61° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 50%
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
55
65
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
47
74
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
38
61
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
41
59
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
57
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
57
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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