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MINNESOTA · OTTER TAIL COUNTY

Lida

773 people, 1,340 ft above sea level in Otter Tail County.

1,340 ftElevation, city center
773People, 2024 estimate
21 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · W 5 mph · high 72°
City of Lida River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lida 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 Lida

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Moorhead Municipal Airport (KJKJ) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 72° near 4 PM
WindW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity73%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.65 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.1 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Otter Tail County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:19 AM7:08 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
34
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 49 to 66° ↑ 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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 53°
10% rain — WSW 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 46°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
62° 41°
0% rain — NW 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 45°
20% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 41°
50% rain up to 0.2″ NNW 3 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 39°
0% rain — N 1 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 48°
0% rain — SSE 10 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 Lida about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,400 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · OTTER TAIL

Lida

773 people, 1,340 ft above sea level in Otter Tail County.

1,340 ftElevation
773People
21 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Lida

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 68° 12%
4p partly cloudy day 72° 0%
7p mostly clear night 67° 0%
10p mostly clear night 61° 0%
1a clear night 59° 0%
4a mostly clear night 56° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 50%
→
Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
53
72
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
73
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
41
62
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
62
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
41
62
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
61
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
62
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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