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

Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM)

Lat: 47.82°NLon: 92.68°WElev: 1325ft.

Fair with Haze

77°F

25°C

Humidity	61%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 6 G 13 mph
Barometer	30.23 in
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	6.00 mi
Heat Index	79°F (26°C)
Last update	5 Aug 2:15 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Tower MN

This Afternoon
High: 76 °F
Chance
Sprinkles
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Areas Smoke
then Chance
Showers
Wednesday
High: 72 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 84 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday Night
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Friday
High: 86 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 67 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 81 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of sprinkles before 3pm. Areas of smoke before 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of smoke between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Showers likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday

A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Monday

A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.