Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Aitkin Municipal Airport - Steve Kurtz Field (KAIT)

Lat: 46.55°NLon: 93.68°WElev: 1198ft.

Partly Cloudy

57°F

14°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.97 in
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Jul 11:35 pm CDT

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

7 Miles NW Palisade MN

Tonight
Low: 54 °F
Chance
Showers and
Patchy Fog
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 50 °F
Areas Smoke
Sunday
High: 75 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 76 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 62 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Tuesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind.

Saturday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Areas of smoke before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the morning.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday

A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.