Polk County, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

63°F
Feels Like 63°F  
Humidity 46% Dew Point 42°F Wind SSW 11 MPH Gusts 17 Barometer 30.66 in.778.8 mm
Solar Rad 301 w/m2
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 5.7 miles SSE of central Polk County
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Point Forecast at a Glance

FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Partly Sunny, High 62F, Low 32F
62
32
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Sunny, High 41F, Low 21F
41
21
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 39F, Low 21F
39
21
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Mostly Sunny, High 38F, Low 22F
38
22
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Rain, High 39F, Low 28F
20%
39
28
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Mostly Cloudy, High 41F, Low 28F
41
28
ThuNov 20
Thu Nov 20: Rain, High 38F
30%
38
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures drop from 62°F to a low of 38°F, then recover to 38°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 8°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 35°F with lows around 19°F.

This Date in Weather History

1964 - With the help of a fresh three inch cover of snow, the temperature at Ely, NV, dipped to 15 degrees below zero to establish an all-time record low for the month of November. That record of -15 degrees was later equalled on the 19th of November in 1985.

More on this and other weather history

Polk County, MN 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Friday Nov 14

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.

Saturday Nov 15

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 6 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph after midnight.

Monday Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. East wind 6 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Nov 18

Rain

Day: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South wind around 8 mph.

Wednesday Nov 19

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

Rain

Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Thursday Nov 20

Rain

Day: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.


About Polk County, MN

Polk County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 31,192 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 30,413 in 2024. The county seat is Crookston and the largest city is East Grand Forks. Polk County is part of the Grand Forks, ND-MN metropolitan statistical area.

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