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WISCONSIN · BAYFIELD COUNTY

Iron River

768 people, 1,120 ft above sea level in Bayfield County.

1,120 ftElevation, city center
768People, 2024 estimate
6 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · S 9 mph · high 69°
City of Iron River River Interstate 2 miles
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The Iron River 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 Iron River

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW John F Kennedy Memorial Airport (KASX) · 3:53 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 69° near 4 PM
WindS 9 mphno gusts
Humidity73%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.76 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortable33° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tonight, about 6 PMin about 1 hours · 51% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.1 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Bayfield County
NWS Duluth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:01 AM6:50 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
40
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, 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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rain
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
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partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
partly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
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partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
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clear day
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TEMPERATURE °F
69°
61°
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51°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
51% · 0.05 in Tuesday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
15
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 37° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 64° / 41°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 57°
50% rain — SSW 15, gusts 28 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
79° 51°
0% rain — SW 9 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
66° 35°
0% rain — NW 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 32°
0% rain — WSW 1 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 36°
30% rain up to 0.07″ SSW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 30°
0% rain — WNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 35°
0% rain — ESE 3 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 Iron River about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Great Lakes three days ago, and over the central Plains a day ago, about 850 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; 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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WISCONSIN · BAYFIELD

Iron River

768 people, 1,120 ft above sea level in Bayfield County.

1,120 ftElevation
768People
6 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Iron River

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 69° 0%
7p rain 63° 41%
10p mostly cloudy night 59° 19%
1a mostly cloudy night 60° 1%
4a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
7a partly cloudy day 61° 1%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTonight about 6 PM · 51%
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
69
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
51
79
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
35
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
32
62
B
Sat30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
36
63
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
30
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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