The Balsam 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 Balsam Lake
NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOWRush City Regional Airport (KROS) · 1:55 PM
61°RainFeels like 61° · high of 65° near 2 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity91%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.80 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 58° · Comfortable36° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 68% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.01 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Polk County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:22 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:05 AM6:54 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, nightRain likelyNational Blend of Models
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 62°↑ The front passesDrier: 36° by Friday
The next seven days, and how sure we are
Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree onNormal, about 80° / 62°
TUESept. 29Showers likely
65°56°
70% rain—S 9A
WEDSept. 30Partly cloudy; warmer
75°52°
0% rain—W 4B
THUOct. 1Partly cloudy; cooler
65°41°
0% rain—NNW 7B
FRIOct. 2Partly cloudy
63°42°
0% rain—W 5B
SATOct. 3Chance of showers
62°42°
40% rainup to 0.1″SW 5C
SUNOct. 4Mostly sunny
61°36°
0% rain—NW 5C
MONOct. 5Partly cloudy
60°43°
0% rain—SSE 5C
How sure are we?AModels agree: highs within 4°BSome spread: within 8°CWide spread: check backRange from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
