Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (KGPZ)

Lat: 47.22° N Lon: 93.52° W Elev: 1355 ft.

Overcast

59°F

15°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SE 10 G 17 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1019.0 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Aug 9:56 pm CDT
Detailed forecast for

South Itasca

Rest Of Tonight
A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. Patchy fog. Near steady temperature in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Monday
Cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Patchy fog. Humid with highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Humid with highs in the mid 70s. North winds around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
Wednesday And Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Highs around 80. Lows in the upper 50s.
Thursday
Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
Saturday Through Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.



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