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MINNESOTA · WILKIN COUNTY

Nilsen

49 people, 980 ft above sea level in Wilkin County.

980 ftElevation, city center
49People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 66° · SSW 6 mph · high 69°
City of Nilsen River Interstate 2 miles
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The Nilsen 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 Nilsen

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickel (KFFM) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindSSW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 97% this afternoon
Pressure29.68 in →steady
Visibility6 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 66° · Muggy40° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 281 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Wilkin County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:21 AM7:10 PM ↓
11 h 49 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: 25, 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 55 to 68° ↑ The front passes Drier: 44° 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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
69° 55°
30% rain — SSW 11 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
73° 49°
0% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
61° 43°
0% rain — NW 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 48°
10% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
60° 44°
50% rain up to 0.3″ NW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
59° 42°
0% rain — N 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 49°
10% 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 Nilsen about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,310 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Texas; 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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Neighboring plates

Moorhead MN · 39 MI 39 miles north Fargo ND · 41 MI 41 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 181 MI 181 miles southeast Bloomington MN · 184 MI 184 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 188 MI 188 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · WILKIN

Nilsen

49 people, 980 ft above sea level in Wilkin County.

980 ftElevation
49People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 66°
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Today in Nilsen

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 67° 28%
4p mostly cloudy day 69° 6%
7p partly cloudy night 66° 7%
10p mostly clear night 63° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 58° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 50%
→
Tue30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
69
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
73
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
43
61
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
60
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
44
60
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
42
59
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
49
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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