Excessive Heat Warning — Polk, WI, Barron, WI, Rusk, WI, St. Croix, WI, Pierce, WI, Dunn, WI, Pepin, WI, Chippewa, WI, Eau Claire, WI, Hennepin, MN, Anoka, MN, Ramsey, MN, Washington, MN, Carver, MN, Scott, MN, Dakota, MN, Waseca, MN, Steele, MN, Martin, MN, Faribault, MN, Freeborn, MN 9:00 PM

Forest Lake, Minnesota

Last updated: 5:46 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 36°
Mostly Clear
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
8 mph NNE
Humidity
54%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.09 inHg
Visibility
6 mi
UV Index
6.1
Cloud Cover
23%
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Forest Lake is currently mostly clear at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1495 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:38AM · Sunset: 8:56PM.

Alerts

Excessive Heat Warning
Polk, WI, Barron, WI, Rusk, WI, St. Croix, WI, Pierce, WI, Dunn, WI, Pepin, WI, Chippewa, WI, Eau Claire, WI, Hennepin, MN, Anoka, MN, Ramsey, MN, Washington, MN, Carver, MN, Scott, MN, Dakota, MN, Waseca, MN, Steele, MN, Martin, MN, Faribault, MN, Freeborn, MN
Expires 9:00 PM
56 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
5%
6 PM
33°
18%
7 PM
31°
18%
8 PM
29°
18%
9 PM
27°
18%
10 PM
25°
18%
11 PM
24°
18%
12 AM
23°
10%
1 AM
23°
10%
2 AM
22°
10%
3 AM
21°
10%
4 AM
21°
20%
5 AM
19°
20%
6 AM
19°
21%
7 AM
21°
21%
8 AM
23°
21%
9 AM
26°
22%
10 AM
27°
22%
11 AM
28°
23%
12 PM
31°
23%
1 PM
32°
31%
2 PM
32°
36%
3 PM
31°
36%
4 PM
31°
25%
7-Day Forecast
Today
33° 19°
Mostly Clear.
Thu
33° 19°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Fri
37° 22°
Fog with a 24% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 18°
Clear with a 38% chance of rain.
Sun
33° 18°
Mostly Clear with a 60% chance of rain.
Mon
35° 18°
Clear with a 35% chance of rain.
Tue
30° 16°
Clear.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Mostly Clear 5% 8 mph NNE 54%
6 PM 33° Mostly Clear 18% 8 mph NE 57%
7 PM 31° Mostly Clear 18% 8 mph NE 61%
8 PM 29° Mostly Clear 18% 6 mph NE 66%
9 PM 27° Clear 18% 4 mph ENE 72%
10 PM 25° Clear 18% 4 mph ENE 70%
11 PM 24° Clear 18% 5 mph E 68%
12 AM 23° Clear 10% 6 mph E 64%
1 AM 23° Clear 10% 6 mph E 65%
2 AM 22° Clear 10% 5 mph E 68%
3 AM 21° Clear 10% 5 mph E 71%
4 AM 21° Clear 20% 4 mph E 72%
5 AM 19° Clear 20% 5 mph E 73%
6 AM 19° Mostly Clear 21% 5 mph E 72%
7 AM 21° Mostly Clear 21% 6 mph ESE 69%
8 AM 23° Mostly Clear 21% 5 mph ESE 66%
9 AM 26° Mostly Clear 22% 4 mph ESE 64%
10 AM 27° Mostly Clear 22% 5 mph ESE 60%
11 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 23% 5 mph ESE 56%
12 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 23% 6 mph ESE 53%
1 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 31% 5 mph ESE 54%
2 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 36% 5 mph E 57%
3 PM 31° Mostly Clear 36% 6 mph E 59%
4 PM 31° Mostly Clear 25% 6 mph E 61%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/15
Mostly Clear
18%
19°
33°
Thu
7/16
Mostly Clear
28%
19°
33°
Fri
7/17
Fog
24%
22°
37°
Sat
7/18
Clear
38%
18°
32°
Sun
7/19
Mostly Clear
60%
18°
33°
Mon
7/20
Clear
35%
18°
35°
Tue
7/21
Clear
9%
16°
30°
Wed
7/22
Mostly Cloudy
60%
16°
31°
Thu
7/23
Drizzle
60%
17°
30°
Fri
7/24
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
Sat
7/25
Drizzle
60%
13°
30°
Sun
7/26
Drizzle
60%
17°
31°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
60%
17°
29°
Tue
7/28
Drizzle
60%
17°
31°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
60%
18°
31°
56
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
56 AQI 11.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
51 AQI 55 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Thu 56 Moderate 51 56
Fri 86 Moderate 61 86
Sat 74 Moderate 74 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 15, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2163 J/kg
MLCAPE923 J/kg
MUCAPE2163 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear33 kt
0–1 km Shear1 kt
Eff. Shear39 kt
0–1 km SRH0
0–3 km SRH-25
Eff. SRH-25
Storm Motion226° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index26.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.37 in
0–3 km LR7.8 °C/km
700–500 LR4.8 °C/km
Total Totals42.2
LCL844 hPa
LFC985 hPa
EL167 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,424 ft