Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Local Time: 2:16 PM CDT — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 47.2° N 93.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Storm Gustav (North Atlantic) Tropical Storm Hanna (North Atlantic) Tropical Depression Fourteen (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Forest History Center, Grand Rapids, Minnesota (PWS)

Updated: 2:16 PM CDT on August 28, 2008

72.5 °F / 22.5 °C

Clear

Humidity:	43%
Dew Point:	49 °F / 9 °C
Wind:	6.0 mph / 9.7 km/h / 2.7 m/s from the SSE
Wind Gust:	11.0 mph / 17.7 km/h
Pressure:	29.70 in / 1005.6 hPa (Falling)
Heat Index:	77 °F / 25 °C
Visibility:	10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:	0.0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1348 ft / 410 m

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KGPZ)
Wind Speed:	6.0 mph / 9.7 km/h / 2.7 m/s
Wind Dir:	150° (SSE)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Grand Rapids	72 °F / 22 °C	Clear	1:55 PM CDT
	Hibbing	71 °F / 22 °C	Partly Cloudy	1:53 PM CDT
	Longville	70 °F / 21 °C	Mostly Cloudy	1:54 PM CDT
	Bigfork	68 °F / 20 °C	Mostly Cloudy	1:53 PM CDT

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Normal (KGPZ)

76 °F / 24 °C

50 °F / 9 °C

Record (KGPZ)

97 °F / 36 °C (1984)

27 °F / -2 °C (1934)

Yesterday

73.5 °F / 23.1 °C

59.1 °F / 15.1 °C

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Canby	82°F / 28°C
Winona	80°F / 27°C
Austin	80°F / 27°C
Montevideo	78°F / 26°C
Faribault	78°F / 26°C

State Lows:
Wadena	44°F / 7°C
McGregor	46°F / 8°C
Crookston	46°F / 8°C
Bigfork	48°F / 9°C
Fosston	48°F / 9°C

Astronomy

August 28, 2008

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:28 AM CDT

8:00 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:56 AM CDT

8:32 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

5:17 AM CDT

9:11 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:35 AM CDT

9:53 PM CDT

Moon

3:33 AM CDT

7:03 PM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

14h 36m

Length of Day

13h 32m

Tomorrow will be 3m 14s shorter.

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Waning Crescent, 5% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	8 / 30 New	9 / 7 First Quarter	9 / 15 Full	9 / 22 Last Quarter

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Grand Rapids, MN

72.5 °F / 22.5 °C

Clear

at 2:16 PM CDT

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
72° F \| 45° F 22° C \| 7° C	76° F \| 49° F 24° C \| 9° C	81° F \| 58° F 27° C \| 14° C	85° F \| 61° F 29° C \| 16° C	86° F \| 63° F 30° C \| 17° C
Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Nowcast as of 2:00 PM CDT on August 28, 2008

Now

Showers and thunderstorms developing along Highway 71 between International Falls and Bemidji are expected to continue a slow increase in areal coverage and intensity this afternoon... and additional scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop southward into areas near Leech Lake and the Brainerd lakes area. Through 3 PM... the greatest coverage of thunderstorms will be across Koochiching and northern Itasca counties...but by 4 PM... scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to exist from the Brainerd lakes area northward to the Canadian border... including Grand Rapids and Bigfork. Showers and storms are expected to move east into areas from Crane Lake... to Virginia... Floodwood... Cloquet and Duluth by late afternoon and early evening. The strongest storms will be capable of producing frequent deadly lightning... pea to dime size hail and brief heavy downpours.

Forecast for South Itasca

Updated: 2:13 PM CDT on August 28, 2008

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Rest of Today

Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 70 to 75. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

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Tonight

Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 43 to 48. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming south early in the morning.

Friday

Partly cloudy. Highs 75 to 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the late morning and afternoon.

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Friday Night

Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 45 to 50. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs 78 to 83. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

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Saturday Night and Sunday

Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 83 to 88.

Sunday Night and Labor Day

Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 68. Highs 85 to 90.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 68.

Tuesday

Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 83 to 88.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 53 to 58.

Wednesday

Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 65 to 70.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Lions vs. Bills	6:30 PM EDT on August 28, 2008	Chance of Rain, 70 °F / 21 °C
Jets vs. Eagles	6:30 PM EDT on August 28, 2008	Mostly Cloudy, 76 °F / 24 °C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Huskies vs. Cardinals	7:00 PM EDT on August 28, 2008	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 77 °F / 25 °C
Miners vs. Bulls	7:00 PM EDT on August 28, 2008	Chance of Rain, 65 °F / 18 °C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Red Sox vs. Yankees	1:05 PM EDT on August 28, 2008	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F / 24 °C
Reds vs. Astros	1:05 PM CDT on August 28, 2008	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 92 °F / 33 °C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
FC Augsburg vs. MSV Duisburg	6:00 PM CEST on August 29, 2008	Clear, High 75° F/ 24° C
Vfl Osnabruck vs. FSV Mainz 05	6:00 PM CEST on August 29, 2008	Clear, High 75° F/ 24° C
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RAWS MNS #1 MN, Grand Rapids, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

72 °F / 22.2 °C

49 °F / 9 °C

44%

SSW at 4 mph / 6.4 km/h / 1.8 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

1292 ft

1:36 PM CDT

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RAWS MNS #2 MN, Grand Rapids, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

72 °F / 22.2 °C

49 °F / 9 °C

45%

SW at 4 mph / 6.4 km/h / 1.8 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

1212 ft

1:36 PM CDT

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Forest History Center, Grand Rapids, MN

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72.5 °F / 22.5 °C

49 °F / 9 °C

43%

SSE at 6.0 mph / 9.7 km/h / 2.7 m/s

29.70 in / 1005.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

1348 ft

2:16 PM CDT

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Near Hwy 63, Cohasset, MN

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74.9 °F / 23.8 °C

49 °F / 9 °C

40%

WSW at 2.8 mph / 4.5 km/h / 1.3 m/s

29.70 in / 1005.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

1305 ft

2:16 PM CDT

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West Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MN

RapidsWeather.com, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

72.0 °F / 22.2 °C

48 °F / 9 °C

43%

WNW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h / 0.0 m/s

29.67 in / 1004.6 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

1358 ft

2:16 PM CDT

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RAWS HILL CITY MN, Hill City, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73 °F / 22.8 °C

50 °F / 10 °C

44%

WNW at 5 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

77 °F / 25 °C

1339 ft

1:07 PM CDT

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Balsam Township, Bovey, MN

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69.8 °F / 21.0 °C

50 °F / 10 °C

50%

WSW at 6.0 mph / 9.7 km/h / 2.7 m/s

29.68 in / 1005.0 hPa

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

1380 ft

2:16 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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MNDOT Ball Bluff MN-65 Mile Post 145, Jacobson, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75 °F / 23.9 °C

50 °F / 10 °C

42%

West at 5 mph / 8.0 km/h / 2.2 m/s

0.00 in / 0 mm / hr

78 °F / 25 °C

1246 ft

1:52 PM CDT

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	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 10:44 am CDT on August 28, 2008 ... Heavy rainfall across portions of the Northland... Rain showers and thunderstorms that developed along a slow moving cold front brought significant and much needed rainfall to portions of Northland Wednesday evening through early Thursday morning... especially south and east of a line from Orr... to Hibbing... to Aitkin. Here are some rainfall totals (in inches) reported by ASOS sites... RAWS stations... and cooperative observers: in Minnesota Hinckley (1.5 sw)... ... ... ... ..3.40 Illgen City... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.60 Duluth (lakeside)... ... ... ... ..2.60 Moose Lake... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.58 Askov... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.55 Wolf Ridge elc... ... ... ... ... ..2.48 Brimson... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.35 Sandstone (6 w)... ... ... ... ... .2.33 Grand Marais... ... ... ... ... ... .2.15 Bruno... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.11 Cloquet... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.10 Silver Bay... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2.08 Two Harbors... ... ... ... ... ... ..2.02 Finlayson... ... ... ... ... ... ... .2.02 Duluth Airport... ... ... ... ... ..1.78 Grand Portage... ... ... ... ... ... 1.01 Isle (12 n)... ... ... ... ... ... ..0.79 Embarrass... ... ... ... ... ... ... .0.53 Hibbing... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.17 Brainerd... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..0.12 Cook... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.06 in Wisconsin Superior (10 e)... ... ... ... ... .3.51 Pattison ridge State Park... ... 3.34 Wentworth... ... ... ... ... ... ... .3.25 Maple... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.68 Port Wing... ... ... ... ... ... ... .1.53 Oulu... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.39 Bennett... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.36 Cozy Corner... ... ... ... ... ... ..1.00 Trade Lake... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.98 Bayfield (9 n)... ... ... ... ... ..0.76 Madeline Island... ... ... ... ... .0.64 Barnes... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .0.62 Hayward... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.52 Sarona... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .0.47 winter... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .0.42 Ashland... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0.35 Butternut... ... ... ... ... ... ... .0.35 Gurney... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .0.32 Superior Falls... ... ... ... ... ..0.31