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MINNESOTA · OTTER TAIL COUNTY

St. Olaf

384 people, 1,310 ft above sea level in Otter Tail County.

1,310 ftElevation, city center
384People, 2024 estimate
32 sq miLand area
Clear 36°
Clear now Dew point 27° · SE 12 mph · high 34°
City of St. Olaf River Interstate 2 miles
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The St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickel (KFFM) · 5:55 PM
Clear
36° Clear Feels like 28° · high of 34° near 6 PM
WindSE 12 mphno gusts
Humidity69%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.20 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 27° · Dry45° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Wednesday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINOct. 270.35 in · 18 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Otter Tail County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:22 AM4:52 PM ↓
9 h 30 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
26
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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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 45° More humid: 44° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34° 30°
0% rain — SE 12 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
50° 39°
0% rain — S 15, gusts 26 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 42°
0% rain — S 14 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 45°
10% rain — SSE 14 B
WED Nov. 18 Chance of showers Chance of showers
55° 41°
40% rain up to 0.1″ S 10 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
47° 36°
20% rain — NW 5 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
48° 40°
70% rain 0.04–0.8″ ESE 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 St. Olaf about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 1,480 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf of Alaska; at 10,000 feet, from British Columbia. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. 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 St. Olaf stands on

St. Olaf’s center stands about 1,310 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,240 ft to 1,370 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Inspiration Peak, about 1,720 ft, 12 miles east.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Volcaniclastic rocks of felsic to intermediate composition (felsic-volcanic), from the Neoarchean, 2.5 to 2.8 billion years old.

The section below crosses 4 rock units mapped at the surface.

Aastad to Leaf Mountain, cut in half

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
1,200 ft1,300 ft1,400 ft ST. OLAF1,310 ftLow point1,140 ftTumuli1,270 ftEagle Lake1,400 ftLeaf Mountain1,450 ft ← W · AastadLeaf Mountain · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 54×. 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

Schist of sedimentary protolith

Schist. Age: Neoarchean, 2.5 to 2.8 billion years old. About 9 mi of the line.

Mafic metavolcanic rocks

Metabasalt, greenstone. Age: Neoarchean, 2.5 to 2.8 billion years old. About 8 mi of the line.

Volcaniclastic rocks of felsic to intermediate composition

Felsic-volcanic. Age: Neoarchean, 2.5 to 2.8 billion years old. About 7 mi of the line.

Gabbro, peridotite, pyroxenite, lamprophyre, and metamorphic equivalents

Gabbro, peridotite, pyroxenite. Age: Neoarchean, 2.5 to 2.8 billion years old. About 0.5 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

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 St. Olaf’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in St. Olaf reaches the Gulf of America by way of Pelican Creek, the Pomme de Terre, the Minnesota and the Mississippi: about 2,240 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
St. Olaf≈ 2,240 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF ST. OLAF ≈ 2,240 mi to the Gulf of America Pelican Creek → Pomme de Terre → Minnesota → Mississippi

Lake on the way: Lake Pepin.

1,750 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around St. Olaf on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Fargo ND · 69 MI 69 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 148 MI 148 miles southeast Bloomington MN · 152 MI 152 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 156 MI 156 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · OTTER TAIL

St. Olaf

384 people, 1,310 ft above sea level in Otter Tail County.

1,310 ftElevation
384People
32 sq miLand
Clear 36°
ClearDew point 27°
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Today in St. Olaf

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 34° 0%
9p mostly clear night 33° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 32° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 31° 0%
6a mostly clear night 31° 0%
9a mostly sunny 34° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINWednesday · 40%
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Sun0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
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Mon0%
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Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
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Thu20%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
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Fri70%
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 St. Olaf stands on

St. Olaf’s center stands about 1,310 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,240 ft to 1,370 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Inspiration Peak, about 1,720 ft, 12 miles east.

St. Olaf, west to east St. Olaf1,310 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 102×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,310 ft
Within 3 miles1,240 to 1,370 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (130 ft of relief)
High point nearbyInspiration Peak, 1,720 ft, 12 mi east
Rock at the surfaceVolcaniclastic rocks of felsic to intermediate composition
Its ageNeoarchean, 2.5 to 2.8 billion years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,240 mito the Gulf of AmericaPelican Creek → Pomme de Terre → Minnesota → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in St. Olaf reaches the Gulf of America by way of Pelican Creek, the Pomme de Terre, the Minnesota and the Mississippi: about 2,240 river miles.

Lake on the way: Lake Pepin.

1,750 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.