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MINNESOTA · POLK COUNTY

Lowell

284 people, 870 ft above sea level in Polk County.

870 ftElevation, city center
284People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 62° · N 3 mph · high 72°
City of Lowell River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lowell 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 Lowell

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Grand Forks International Airport (KGFK) · 1:23 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity78%falling to 71% this afternoon
Pressure29.63 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 62° · Sticky35° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINSept. 260.28 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Polk County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:22 AM7:11 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
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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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 59 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 38° 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° / 40°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 51°
0% rain — WSW 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
70° 44°
0% rain — W 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
62° 38°
0% rain — NW 13, gusts 26 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 43°
20% rain — S 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 39°
20% rain — NW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 37°
0% rain — N 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 45°
0% rain — SSE 14 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 Lowell about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the central Plains a day ago, about 1,510 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 9,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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 · POLK

Lowell

284 people, 870 ft above sea level in Polk County.

870 ftElevation
284People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 62°
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Today in Lowell

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 68° 0%
4p partly cloudy day 72° 0%
7p mostly clear night 66° 0%
10p clear night 60° 1%
1a mostly clear night 59° 0%
4a clear night 56° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51
72
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
70
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
38
62
B
Fri20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
62
B
Sat20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
62
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
61
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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62
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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