Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Alexandria, Chandler Field (KAXN)

Lat: 45.87°NLon: 95.39°WElev: 1424ft.

Partly Cloudy

77°F

25°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SE 20 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.17 in (1021.2 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 5 Aug 2:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Kensington MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of showers before 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Low around 66. Southeast wind around 15 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 15 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind around 15 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of showers before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 66. Southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind around 15 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Kensington MN
 45.77°N 95.7°W (Elev. 1299 ft)
3:08 pm CDT Aug 5, 2025
3pm CDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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