Outdoor conditions in

Knife River

Minnesota

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 48°Rain Showers Likely71% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 48°Rain Showers Likely67% rain96% humidityGusts 6 mph
  3. 47°Rain Showers Likely62% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  4. 49°Rain Showers Likely56% rain93% humidityGusts 6 mph
  5. 46°Chance Rain Showers50% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  6. 46°Chance Rain Showers48% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  7. 48°Chance Rain Showers50% rain96% humidityGusts 3 mph
  8. 50°Chance Rain Showers49% rain86% humidityGusts 6 mph
  9. 49°Chance Rain Showers50% rain89% humidityGusts 7 mph
  10. 50°Chance Rain Showers47% rain86% humidityGusts 10 mph
  11. 49°Chance Rain Showers45% rain86% humidityGusts 16 mph
  12. 49°Chance Rain Showers43% rain86% humidityGusts 17 mph
  13. 49°Chance Rain Showers44% rain83% humidityGusts 18 mph
  14. 48°Chance Rain Showers53% rain86% humidityGusts 21 mph
  15. 47°Rain Showers Likely56% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 45°Chance Rain Showers47% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 44°Chance Rain Showers45% rain86% humidityGusts 31 mph
  18. 43°Chance Rain Showers31% rain82% humidityGusts 33 mph
  19. 42°Mostly Cloudy10% rain82% humidityGusts 35 mph
  20. 42°Mostly Cloudy7% rain79% humidityGusts 36 mph
  21. 45°Partly Sunny4% rain73% humidityGusts 36 mph
  22. 45°Partly Sunny3% rain68% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 45°Mostly Sunny1% rain65% humidityGusts 33 mph
  24. 45°Mostly Sunny0% rain63% humidityGusts 30 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
71%
Humidity
86–100%
Wind
16 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
56%
Humidity
46–89%
Wind
36 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
38–85%
Wind
31 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–74%
Wind
31 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–89%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 50° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.71% rain · Humidity 86–100% · Wind 16 mph
  2. 49° / 39°Friday has a real shower chance.56% rain · Humidity 46–89% · Wind 36 mph
  3. 56° / 36°Saturday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 38–85% · Wind 31 mph
  4. 62° / 43°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 48–74% · Wind 31 mph
  5. 60° / 42°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–89% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Duluth Area · Updated Thu 12:26 PM
20GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground20 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Knife River radar

Radar animation for Knife River, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
0 mph
Gusts
6 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Duluth Area, about 38 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Knife River, MN, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.