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MINNESOTA · AITKIN COUNTY

Williams

127 people, 1,230 ft above sea level in Aitkin County.

1,230 ftElevation, city center
127People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 61°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · S 9 mph · high 63°
City of Williams River Interstate 2 miles
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The Williams 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 Williams

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Hinckley Field of Dreams Airport (K04W) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
61° Sunny Feels like 61° · high of 63° near 3 PM
WindS 9 mphgusts 16
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.76 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky36° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 51% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Aitkin County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:08 AM6:57 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 · 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
51% · 0.02 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 63° ↑ 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
63° 57°
50% 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° 41°
50% rain up to 0.09″ 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°
0% rain — SSE 1 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 Williams about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Ozarks three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,130 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Minneapolis MN · 85 MI 85 miles south St. Paul MN · 87 MI 87 miles south Rochester MN · 156 MI 156 miles south Fargo ND · 177 MI 177 miles west
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MINNESOTA · AITKIN

Williams

127 people, 1,230 ft above sea level in Aitkin County.

1,230 ftElevation
127People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 61°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Williams

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 63° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 63° 26%
9p mostly cloudy night 61° 6%
12a mostly cloudy night 61° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 61° 0%
6a fog 60° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 51%
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
63
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
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
41
62
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
62
C
Mon0%
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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