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MINNESOTA · CARLTON COUNTY

Perch Lake

1,037 people, 1,380 ft above sea level in Carlton County.

1,380 ftElevation, city center
1,037People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 61°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · S 9 mph · high 63°
City of Perch Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Perch Lake 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 Perch Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Cloquet Carlton County Airport (KCOQ) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
61° Sunny Feels like 61° · high of 63° near 2 PM
WindS 9 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.76 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortable33° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 76% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 250.11 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Carlton County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:06 AM6:55 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 28, 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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TEMPERATURE °F
63°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
76% · 0.10 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 60° ↑ The front passes Drier: 33° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 61° / 41°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
63° 57°
80% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
73° 50°
0% rain — W 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
61° 40°
0% rain — NW 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 40°
0% rain — WNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
57° 41°
50% rain up to 0.4″ WSW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 36°
0% rain — NW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 41°
10% rain — SE 3 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 Perch Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,080 miles back along its path. It came down from about 10,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from a point about 440 miles to the south; 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 · CARLTON

Perch Lake

1,037 people, 1,380 ft above sea level in Carlton County.

1,380 ftElevation
1,037People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 61°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Perch Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 76%
5p mostly cloudy day 62° 29%
8p mostly cloudy night 60° 14%
11p mostly cloudy night 60° 3%
2a mostly cloudy night 61° 1%
5a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 76%
→
Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
57
63
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
50
73
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
40
61
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
40
59
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
41
57
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
57
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
56
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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