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MINNESOTA · GRANT COUNTY

Sanford

141 people, 1,210 ft above sea level in Grant County.

1,210 ftElevation, city center
141People, 2024 estimate
32 sq miLand area
Rain 66°
Rain now Dew point 64° · S 8 mph · high 69°
City of Sanford River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sanford 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 Sanford

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Elbow Lake Municipal Airport (KY63) · 1:55 PM
Rain
66° Rain Feels like 66° · high of 69° near 4 PM
WindS 8 mphno gusts
Humidity94%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.69 in →steady
Visibility3 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 64° · Sticky36° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 31% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.42 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Grant County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:19 AM7:08 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
33
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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
31% · 0.04 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 to 64° ↑ 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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 55°
30% rain — SSW 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
75° 51°
0% rain — WSW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
62° 45°
0% rain — NNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 49°
10% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 45°
50% rain up to 0.2″ NW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
60° 44°
0% rain — NNW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 50°
10% rain — SSE 10 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 Sanford about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Rockies three days ago, about 1,080 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. 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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MINNESOTA · GRANT

Sanford

141 people, 1,210 ft above sea level in Grant County.

1,210 ftElevation
141People
32 sq miLand
Rain 66°
RainDew point 64°
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Today in Sanford

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 68° 31%
5p mostly cloudy day 69° 6%
8p partly cloudy night 64° 13%
11p partly cloudy night 61° 0%
2a fog 59° 0%
5a fog 57° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 31%
→
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
55
69
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51
75
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
45
62
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
61
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
61
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
44
60
C
Mon10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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