Heat Advisory — Douglas, MN, Todd, MN, Morrison, MN, Mille Lacs, MN, Kanabec, MN, Stevens, MN, Pope, MN, Stearns, MN, Benton, MN, Swift, MN 9:00 PM

Benton County, Minnesota, United States

Last updated: 7:21 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 32°
Clear
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 18°
Wind
8 mph S
Humidity
39%
Dew Point
18°
Pressure
28.70 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
3.4
Cloud Cover
2%
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:48 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Benton County is currently clear at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1328 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:56AM · Sunset: 8:48PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Douglas, MN, Todd, MN, Morrison, MN, Mille Lacs, MN, Kanabec, MN, Stevens, MN, Pope, MN, Stearns, MN, Benton, MN, Swift, MN
Expires 9:00 PM
71 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
11%
8 PM
31°
27%
9 PM
29°
20%
10 PM
27°
20%
11 PM
26°
20%
12 AM
24°
14%
1 AM
24°
3%
2 AM
23°
3%
3 AM
23°
3%
4 AM
22°
3%
5 AM
18°
3%
6 AM
18°
3%
7 AM
19°
3%
8 AM
22°
10%
9 AM
23°
10%
10 AM
26°
10%
11 AM
27°
18%
12 PM
28°
22%
1 PM
30°
25%
2 PM
32°
25%
3 PM
32°
31%
4 PM
32°
41%
5 PM
31°
41%
6 PM
30°
41%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
34° 18°
Clear with a 20% chance of rain.
Thu
33° 18°
Drizzle, 46% chance.
Fri
29° 17°
Partly Cloudy with a 66% chance of rain.
Sat
31° 14°
Clear.
Sun
34° 14°
Clear.
Mon
37° 19°
Rain, 65% chance.
Tue
29° 14°
Rain, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Clear 11% 8 mph S 39%
8 PM 31° Clear 27% 7 mph SSE 39%
9 PM 29° Clear 20% 7 mph SSE 46%
10 PM 27° Clear 20% 7 mph S 54%
11 PM 26° Clear 20% 7 mph S 64%
12 AM 24° Clear 14% 8 mph S 73%
1 AM 24° Clear 3% 8 mph S 80%
2 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 8 mph S 84%
3 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 7 mph S 89%
4 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 3% 7 mph S 91%
5 AM 18° Partly Cloudy 3% 7 mph S 90%
6 AM 18° Mostly Cloudy 3% 7 mph S 89%
7 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 3% 7 mph S 85%
8 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 10% 9 mph SSW 76%
9 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 10% 10 mph SSW 66%
10 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 10% 10 mph SSW 59%
11 AM 27° Overcast 18% 10 mph SSW 54%
12 PM 28° Overcast 22% 11 mph SSW 48%
1 PM 30° Overcast 25% 11 mph SSW 44%
2 PM 32° Overcast 25% 12 mph SSW 42%
3 PM 32° Overcast 31% 12 mph SSW 39%
4 PM 32° Overcast 41% 11 mph SSW 40%
5 PM 31° Overcast 41% 9 mph SSW 46%
6 PM 30° Drizzle 41% 10 mph SSW 52%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/29
Clear
20%
18°
34°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
46%
18°
33°
Fri
7/31
Partly Cloudy
66%
17°
29°
Sat
8/1
Clear
5%
14°
31°
Sun
8/2
Clear
7%
14°
34°
Mon
8/3
Rain
65%
19°
37°
Tue
8/4
Rain
63%
14°
29°
Wed
8/5
Clear
8%
12°
29°
Thu
8/6
Clear
35%
15°
31°
Fri
8/7
Rain
55%
14°
32°
Sat
8/8
Partly Cloudy
38%
15°
34°
Sun
8/9
Drizzle
60%
16°
34°
Mon
8/10
Drizzle
60%
15°
29°
Tue
8/11
Drizzle
60%
16°
31°
Wed
8/12
Drizzle
60%
16°
31°
71
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
71 AQI 20.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
49 AQI 53 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 71 Moderate 49 71
Fri 57 Moderate 44 57
Sat 63 Moderate 37 63
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Jul 29, 23:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE938 J/kg
MLCAPE1005 J/kg
MUCAPE1183 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear25 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear25 kt
0–1 km SRH33
0–3 km SRH-42
Eff. SRH-42
Storm Motion283° @ 19 kt
0–1 km EHI0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index29.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.33 in
0–3 km LR7.9 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals48.2
LCL795 hPa
LFC972 hPa
EL249 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,042 ft