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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM)

Lat: 47.82°NLon: 92.68°WElev: 1325ft.

Overcast

50°F

10°C

Humidity	67%
Wind Speed	NW 7 mph
Barometer	29.68 in
Dewpoint	39°F (4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	47°F (8°C)
Last update	12 May 10:55 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Side Lake MN

Today
High: 52 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 37 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Wednesday
High: 64 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 68 °F
Breezy.
Mostly Sunny
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 50 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Friday
High: 72 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Friday Night
Low: 45 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Saturday
High: 66 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight

Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 64. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Monday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.