Fairmont, Minnesota

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Local Time: 8:11 PM CDT on March 14, 2010 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.6° N 94.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Tomas (Southern Pacific) Tropical Cyclone Ului (Southern Pacific)

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

	Current Conditions

Fairmont, Minnesota (Airport)

Updated: 7:55 PM CDT on March 14, 2010

36 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	26 °F
Humidity:	93%
Dew Point:	34 °F
Wind:	16 mph from the NNW
Pressure:	30.15 in (Rising)
Visibility:	0.5 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 200 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1161 ft

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Flight Rule:	LIFR (KFRM)
Wind Speed:	14.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	330° (NNW)
Ceiling:	200 ft
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Nearby Airports

City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Fairmont	36 °F	Overcast	7:55 PM CDT
	Estherville	35 °F	Fog	7:52 PM CDT
	St. James	37 °F	Overcast	7:55 PM CDT
	Jackson	34 °F	Overcast	7:52 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KEST)

40 °F

21 °F

Yesterday

35 °F

33 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 31

Detailed History and Climate

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Minneapolis Crystal	64°F
Hibbing	64°F
St. Paul	64°F
Minneapolis	64°F
Anoka County	64°F

State Lows:
Silver Bay	28°F
Crane Lake	30°F
Ely	30°F
Flag Island	32°F
Canby	32°F

Astronomy

March 14, 2010

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

7:31 AM CDT

7:22 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

7:03 AM CDT

7:51 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

6:29 AM CDT

8:24 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

5:56 AM CDT

8:58 PM CDT

Moon

6:42 AM CDT (3/14)

6:34 PM CDT (3/14)

Length Of Visible Light:

12h 48m

Length of Day

11h 51m

Tomorrow will be 3m 1s longer.

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Waning Crescent, 1% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Fairmont, MN

36 °F

Overcast

at 7:55 PM CDT

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Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
47° F \| 34° F	43° F \| 29° F	47° F \| 31° F	54° F \| 34° F	43° F \| 25° F
Mostly Cloudy	Mostly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Chance of Rain 40% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Forecast for Martin

Updated: 7:36 PM CDT on March 14, 2010
Dense fog advisory in effect until 11 am CDT Monday...
	Rest of Tonight Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Lows around 35. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Areas of fog. Highs around 45. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Areas of fog. Lows around 35. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
	Tuesday Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of light rain. Highs 40 to 45. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Wednesday Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs 45 to 50. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Mostly clear. Lows around 30.
	Thursday Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 50 to 55.
	Thursday Night Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain. Lows around 35.
	Friday Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs around 45.
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain in the evening...then a chance of snow after midnight. Lows around 25. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow in the morning...then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Highs around 35. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
	Saturday Night and Sunday Partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. Highs around 40.
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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:
Chievo vs. AC Milan	8:45 PM CET on March 14, 2010	Clear, High 57° F/ 14° C
Real Madrid vs. Valladolid	9:00 PM CET on March 14, 2010	Clear, High 55° F/ 13° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Food City 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 21, 2010	Chance of Rain, 56 °F
Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	1:13 PM EDT on March 28, 2010	Average High 63° F/ 17° C
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MNDOT Blue Earth I-90 Mile Post 119, Blue Earth, MN

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37 °F

98%

WNW at 12 mph

0.00 in / hr

29 °F

1083 ft

7:46 PM CDT

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8 MILES NW OF ESTHERVILLE, Estherville, IA

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34.7 °F

35 °F

100%

North at 0.0 mph

29.99 in

0.00 in / hr

35 °F

1290 ft

8:11 PM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Dense Fog Advisory
Statement as of 7:35 PM CDT on March 14, 2010 ... Dense fog advisory in effect until 11 am CDT Monday... The National Weather Service in Twin Cities/Chanhassen has issued a dense fog advisory... which is in effect until 11 am CDT Monday. * Visibility... widespread visibility of one quarter mile or less. * Impacts... low visibility may make driving hazardous. 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 7:45 PM CDT on March 14, 2010 ... Record high temperature set in the Twin Cities today... A record high temperature of 64 degrees was set in the Twin Cities today. This breaks the old record of 62 degrees set in years 1990... 1973 and 1878.