Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Poor Air Quality

Extreme heat will begin to peak across the Desert Southwest. 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. Poor air quality persists from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast due to wildfire smoke. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Princeton (KPNM)

Lat: 45.56°NLon: 93.61°WElev: 978ft.

Mostly Cloudy

81°F

27°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 30.11 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 6 Aug 4:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Elk River MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am.  Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 86 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 63 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Light south southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 98. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Elk River MN
 45.34°N 93.57°W (Elev. 1024 ft)
4:28 pm CDT Aug 6, 2025
5pm CDT Aug 6, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 13, 2025
 
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