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MINNESOTA · MAHNOMEN COUNTY

Little Elbow

284 people, 1,640 ft above sea level in Mahnomen County.

1,640 ftElevation, city center
284People, 2024 estimate
31 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 58° · WSW 3 mph · high 68°
City of Little Elbow River Interstate 2 miles
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The Little Elbow 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 Little Elbow

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Mahnomen County Airport (K3N8) · 5:35 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 68° near 5 PM
WindWSW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity63%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.63 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 58° · Comfortable34° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.56 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Mahnomen County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:18 AM7:06 PM ↓
11 h 48 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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partly cloudy day
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mostly clear night
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mostly sunny
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partly cloudy night
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clear day
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mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
68°
52°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 34° 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
68° 51°
0% rain — SW 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
71° 41°
0% rain — WSW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
59° 36°
0% rain — WNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 41°
20% rain — S 2 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
59° 37°
50% rain up to 0.1″ NW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 36°
0% rain — NNW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 44°
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 Little Elbow 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. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; 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 · MAHNOMEN

Little Elbow

284 people, 1,640 ft above sea level in Mahnomen County.

1,640 ftElevation
284People
31 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 58°
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Today in Little Elbow

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 68° 0%
8p mostly clear night 62° 1%
11p mostly clear night 60° 0%
2a mostly clear night 58° 0%
5a mostly clear night 55° 1%
8a partly cloudy day 53° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 50%
→
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51
68
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
71
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
36
59
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
41
59
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
37
59
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
58
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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