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MINNESOTA · COOK COUNTY

Lutsen

541 people, 1,780 ft above sea level in Cook County.

1,780 ftElevation, city center
541People, 2024 estimate
98 sq miLand area
Clear 30°
Clear now Dew point 23° · N 3 mph · high 33°
City of Lutsen River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lutsen 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 Lutsen

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW The Bay of Grand Marais (KGNA) · 5:56 PM
Clear
30° Clear Feels like 26° · high of 33° near 6 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity75%rising to 82% by morning
Pressure30.30 in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 23° · Dry41° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.11 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Cook County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:07 AM4:27 PM ↓
9 h 20 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
2
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 25 to 41° More humid: 40° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 40° / 27°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
33° 30°
0% rain — W 0 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
45° 34°
0% rain — SW 5 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47° 38°
0% rain — SW 12, gusts 26 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
48° 40°
10% rain — SW 6 A
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
49° 41°
40% rain up to 0.05″ SSW 3 A
THU Nov. 19 Chance of showers Chance of showers
50° 35°
40% rain up to 0.1″ WNW 7 B
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
46° 37°
60% rain up to 0.7″ E 6 B
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 Lutsen about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 2,290 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Lutsen stands on

Lutsen’s center stands about 1,780 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,540 ft to 1,970 ft, a difference of 430 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Eagle Mountain, about 2,300 ft, 10 miles northeast.

The section below crosses 11 rock units mapped at the surface.

Lutsen, cut in half from south to north

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft2,000 ft LUTSEN1,780 ftLow point590 ftEagle Mountain1,670 ftHigh point of the line2,040 ft ← SN →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 13×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Rhyolite and icelandite

Rhyolite, andesite. Age: Mesoproterozoic, 1 to 1.2 billion years old. About 8 mi of the line.

Basalt and basaltic andesite

Basalt, basaltic-andesite. Age: Mesoproterozoic, 1 to 1.2 billion years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Diabase and ferrodiorite

Mafic-hypabyssal, diorite. Age: Mesoproterozoic, 1 to 1.2 billion years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Lower sequence, primarily basalt

Basalt. Age: Mesoproterozoic, 1 to 1.2 billion years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Schroeder-Lutsen basalts

Basalt. Age: Mesoproterozoic, 1 to 1.6 billion years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Gabbroic intrusions

Gabbroic. Age: Mesoproterozoic, 1 to 1.6 billion years old. About 2 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 5 smaller units along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Lutsen’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Lutsen reaches Lake Superior by way of Mistletoe Creek and the Poplar: about 17 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Lutsen≈ 17 mi · Lake Superior
FROM THE CENTER OF LUTSEN ≈ 17 mi to Lake Superior and the St. Lawrence Mistletoe Creek → Poplar

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Lutsen; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Lutsen on the Forecast Network

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MINNESOTA · COOK

Lutsen

541 people, 1,780 ft above sea level in Cook County.

1,780 ftElevation
541People
98 sq miLand
Clear 30°
ClearDew point 23°
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Today in Lutsen

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy night 33° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 32° 0%
12a mostly clear night 33° 0%
3a mostly clear night 33° 0%
6a clear night 32° 0%
9a mostly sunny 38° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 40%
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Sun0%
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Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Tue10%
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Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Fri60%
Showers likely Showers likely
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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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What Lutsen stands on

Lutsen’s center stands about 1,780 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,540 ft to 1,970 ft, a difference of 430 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Eagle Mountain, about 2,300 ft, 10 miles northeast.

Lutsen, south to north Lutsen1,780 ftEagle Mountain1,670 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 25×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,780 ft
Within 3 miles1,540 to 1,970 ft
Lie of the landHilly (430 ft of relief)
High point nearbyEagle Mountain, 2,300 ft, 10 mi northeast
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Where the rain goes

≈ 17 mito Lake SuperiorMistletoe Creek → Poplar

A raindrop that lands in Lutsen reaches Lake Superior by way of Mistletoe Creek and the Poplar: about 17 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.