Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Local Time: 7:19 AM CST (GMT -06) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 46.3° N 96.1° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Dense Fog Advisory (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Record Report

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Fergus Falls, Minnesota (Airport)

Updated: 6:53 AM CST on March 11, 2010

36 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	32 °F
Humidity:	100%
Dew Point:	36 °F
Wind:	5 mph from the East
Pressure:	29.64 in (Falling)
Visibility:	1.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 100 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1181 ft

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Flight Rule:	LIFR (KFFM)
Wind Speed:	4.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	80° (East)
Ceiling:	100 ft
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Fergus Falls	36 °F	Overcast	6:53 AM CST
	Elbow Lake	34 °F	Overcast	6:59 AM CST
	Wahpeton	34 °F	Overcast	6:55 AM CST
	Detroit Lakes	36 °F	Overcast	6:55 AM CST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

34 °F

13 °F

Record

53 °F (1990)

-15 °F (1980)

Yesterday

39 °F

34 °F

Detailed History and Climate

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Albert Lea	42°F
Eveleth	41°F
Grand Marais	41°F
Cook	39°F
Red Wing	39°F

State Lows:
Silver Bay	30°F
Wheaton NDB	30°F
Appleton	30°F
Canby	31°F
Hutchinson	32°F

Astronomy

March 11, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:44 AM CST

6:24 PM CST

Civil Twilight

6:14 AM CST

6:54 PM CST

Nautical Twilight

5:40 AM CST

7:29 PM CST

Astronomical Twilight

5:04 AM CST

8:04 PM CST

Moon

4:48 AM CST

2:28 PM CST

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 39m

Length of Day

11h 39m

Tomorrow will be 3m 18s longer.

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Fergus Falls, MN

36 °F

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at 6:53 AM CST

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
38° F \| 34° F	40° F \| 31° F	41° F \| 31° F	40° F \| 34° F	41° F \| 31° F
Rain 80% chance of precipitation	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation	Mostly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.

Forecast for West Otter Tail

Updated: 3:57 am CST on March 11, 2010
Dense fog advisory in effect until noon CST today...
	Today Cloudy. Chance of light rain in the morning...then light rain likely in the afternoon. Widespread dense fog in the morning...then patchy fog in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tonight Occasional light rain. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
	Friday Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light rain. Highs 40 to 45. North winds 10 to 20 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light rain in the evening...then slight chance of light rain or light snow after midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
	Monday Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30.
	Tuesday Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 50.
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30.
	Wednesday Mostly sunny. Highs 50 to 55.
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Sports Weather

MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Red Sox	8:05 PM EDT on April 04, 2010	Average High 52° F/ 11° C
Phillies vs. Nationals	1:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2010	Average High 61° F/ 16° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
VfL Wolfsburg vs. Rubin Kazan	1:00 PM EST on March 11, 2010	Forecast not available.
Anderlecht vs. Hamburger SV	7:00 PM CET on March 11, 2010	Chance of Snow, High 39° F/ 4° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Food City 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010	Average High 59° F/ 14° C
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010	Average High 63° F/ 17° C
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HADS ORWELL LAKE DAM NEAR FERGUS FALL MN, Fergus Falls, MN

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

1080 ft

6:00 AM CST

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Dalton, MN

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33.7 °F

32 °F

95%

ENE at 2.0 mph

29.62 in

0.00 in / hr

34 °F

1320 ft

7:00 AM CST

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MNDOT Rothsay I-94 Mile Post 38, Rothsay, MN

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35 °F

32 °F

89%

ENE at 9 mph

0.00 in / hr

28 °F

1215 ft

6:47 AM CST

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MNDOT Ottertail MN-78 Mile Post 34, Ottertail, MN

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34 °F

98%

ENE at 7 mph

0.00 in / hr

28 °F

1344 ft

6:47 AM CST

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Warnings and Notices

	Dense Fog Advisory
Statement as of 3:25 AM CST on March 11, 2010 ... Dense fog advisory in effect until noon CST today... The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a dense fog advisory... which is in effect until noon CST today. * Dense fog will continue through this morning. * Visibility will be reduced to less than one quarter mile. * The dense fog could make driving difficult. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A dense fog advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving... slow down... use your headlights... and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

	Record Report
Statement as of 2:09 am CST on March 11, 2010 ... New daily precipitation records set at Grand Forks... and the Grand Forks and Fargo international airports... Grand Forks set a new daily precipitation record for March 10th. A total of 0.37 inches of precipitation fell on March 10th at the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks... beating the previous March 10th record of 0.28 inches of precipitation set in 1893. The Grand Forks International Airport set a new daily precipitation record for March 10th. A total of 0.31 inches of precipitation fell on March 10th at the Grand Forks International Airport... beating the previous March 10th record of 0.26 inches of precipitation set in 1982. The Fargo international Airport set a new daily precipitation record for March 10th. A total of 0.65 inches of precipitation fell on March 10th at the Fargo Hector international Airport... beating the previous March 10th record of 0.48 inches of precipitation set in 1904.