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MINNESOTA · PINE COUNTY

Sandstone

815 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Pine County.

1,060 ftElevation, city center
815People, 2024 estimate
61 sq miLand area
Rain 61°
Rain now Dew point 61° · S 8 mph · high 64°
City of Sandstone River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sandstone 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 Sandstone

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Hinckley Field of Dreams Airport (K04W) · 1:55 PM
Rain
61° Rain Feels like 61° · high of 64° near 2 PM
WindS 8 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 90% this afternoon
Pressure29.79 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky36° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 64% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Pine County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:06 AM6:56 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
64% · 0.14 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 57 to 62° ↑ The front passes Drier: 36° 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 Showers likely Showers likely
64° 56°
60% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
77° 51°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
66° 39°
0% rain — NW 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 40°
0% rain — W 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 40°
40% rain up to 0.3″ SW 2 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 35°
0% rain — NW 2 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 41°
10% rain — SSE 5 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 Sandstone about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 1,080 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from a point about 380 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · PINE

Sandstone

815 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Pine County.

1,060 ftElevation
815People
61 sq miLand
Rain 61°
RainDew point 61°
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Today in Sandstone

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 63%
5p rain 64° 32%
8p mostly cloudy night 62° 11%
11p mostly cloudy night 61° 1%
2a mostly cloudy night 61° 1%
5a fog 60° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 64%
→
Tue60%
Showers likely Showers likely
56
64
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
51
77
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
39
66
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
40
63
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
40
62
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
62
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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