Temperature
46 F at 2 AM; 55 F at its warmest, 8 AM Thursday, and 45 F at its coolest, 7 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 46F
- 2 AM
- Highest
- 55F
- 8 AM Thursday
- Lowest
- 45F
- 7 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Duluth International Airport, Minnesota
Medium airport in St. Louis County, Minnesota45°
46°/35°
Light rain·
Feels like 40°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NNW
Coming up. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 3 AM (55%).
Now. Duluth International Airport is 45° and light rain at 2 AM. With the wind it feels like 40°. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north-northwest at 10 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 37° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 32° by 1 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 62°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 53°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 30°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:20 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:54 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 53 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
20Air quality
92%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
45feels40
49%
Today
Oct 16
4635
63%
22mph
Sat
Oct 17
5330
20mph
Sun
Oct 18
5938
18mph
Mon
Oct 19
5837
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
5737
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
6242
18%
Thu
Oct 22
6248
26%
45°
46°35°
53°30°
59°38°
58°37°
57°37°
62°42°
62°48°
As of 2:00 AM in Duluth International Airport, Minnesota.
Air quality
The air at Duluth International Airport
Index 20, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Duluth Area (MN), 17 miles off.
20Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)20Good5.4 mi
- Ozone14Good18 ppb5.4 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 19, good.
GoodModerate
- 19YesterdayOct 15
- 23TodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 42 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Duluth International Airport
0.09 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.09in
- Last 3 days
- 0.09in
Visibility
How far you can see at Duluth International Airport, the next 42 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 2 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- DLH
- ICAO
- KDLH
- IATA
- DLH
- Field elevation
- 1,428 ft
- Serves
- Duluth
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- DLH
- Wind now
- From 350° at 9 mph, read 16 Oct, 02:02
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 5,719 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 31° / 211° | 7 mph head, on 03 | 6 mph from the left |
| 09 / 27 | 10,591 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 92° / 272° | 2 mph head, on 27 | 9 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Duluth (DLH), Duluth International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 44 F, the air 93% saturated; the humidity ran from 54% at 8 AM Thursday to 98% at 6 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 44F
- 2 AM
- Humidity now
- 93%
- Humidity, range
- 54 to 98%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
9 mph from the north at 2 AM; at its strongest 12 mph, 8 AM Thursday, with a gust of 20 mph at 12 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 9mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 12mph
- 8 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 20mph
- 12 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.96 inHg at 2 AM, rising 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.21 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.96inHg
- 2 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.05inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.21inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 11 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 11 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 400 ft at 12 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,200ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 12 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.32 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.08 in, in the hour to 3 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.32in
- Wettest hour
- 0.08in
- 3 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 14
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Duluth: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Duluth International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
DuluthDLH
At an airfield/0.2 mi away/1,427 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Duluth WFODLHM5
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.7 mi away/1,431 ft/3 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Anderson Road TH 53 Mile Post 5.5MN046
Beside a road/3.8 mi away/1,330 ft/98 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Duluth 4.6 WNWMN-SL-386
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/1,394 ft/34 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
WrenshallWRSM5
At a cooperative observer's station/17.9 mi away/1,037 ft/391 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Minnesota
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Afton Alpsski areaBemidjicityBoundary WatersfeatureBrainerdcityBuck Hillski areaDuluthcityElycityGiants Ridgeski areaGrand MaraiscityHibbingcityInternational FallscityLutsen Mountainsski areaMinneapoliscityMoorheadcityNorth ShorefeatureRochestercitySaint PaulcitySpirit Mountainski areaSt CloudcityTwo HarborscityWelch Villageski areaWild Mountainski area
Near Duluth International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Hermantowncity, 2 mi
- Rice Lakecity, 5 mi
- Duluthcity, 6 mi
- Proctorcity, 7 mi
- Spirit Mountainski area, 9 mi
- North Shorefeature, 10 mi
- Eskocommunity, 12 mi
- Scanloncity, 14 mi
- Cloquetcity, 15 mi
- Carltoncity, 16 mi
- Mahnomencommunity, 17 mi
- Wrenshallcity, 18 mi
Airports near Duluth International Airport
- Sky Harbor AirportDYT, 11 mi
- Cloquet Carlton County AirportCOQ, 17 mi
- Richard B Helgeson AirportTWM, 26 mi
- Moose Lake Carlton County AirportMZH, 41 mi
- Eveleth-Virginia Municipal AirportEVM, 43 mi
- Range Regional AirportHIB, 48 mi
- Isedor Iverson AirportHZX, 55 mi
- Field of Dreams Airport04W, 66 mi