Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KBRD

Ironton, MN weather

Partly cloudy and 64°18°, 17°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~12–3 PM (70%).

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Partly sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the south-southwest. Easing to 5 mph8 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · down to 39°4° by 6 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 3–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 52Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 5 PM (70%, 0.28 in7.1 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until noon
High 65°18° today at noon
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonDown to 56°13° by 4 PM · Rain 11 AM–5 PM (70%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 39°4° by 10 AM · rain chance 10% · freezing, low 31°−1° · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	64%	97%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	66%	97%	2
Sat 1p	Showers	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	70%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	100%	3
Sat 2p	Showers	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	100%	0
Sat 3p	Drizzle	60°16° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sat 4p	Rain	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	97%	1
Sat 5p	Showers	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	96%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%, 0.06 in1.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	90%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	59%	85%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	85%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	68%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	75%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	74%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	46%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	73%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	71%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	63%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	75%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	71%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	67%	74%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	53%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	80%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	80%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	88%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	83%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	34%	91%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	90%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	35%	93%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	88%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	49%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	98%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	98%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	94%	1

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 67°19°, low 35°2°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 65°18°
  70% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 56 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 30°−1°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.26 in6.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 52°11°, low 41°5°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 90% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 44°6°
  90% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  70% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 37°3°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. West wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 47°8° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Typical 47°8° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°6°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 47°8°
  50% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Typical 46°8° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.81 in21 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 47°8°. Typical 46°8° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–54°12°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 45°7° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 28°−2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
70% chance of rain, high 67°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 53°, low 31°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 30°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 52–59°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at Brainerd

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 638 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River near Aitkin

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 714 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Tue 1 PM

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Pine River near Mission

6.2 mi

Level: 34.9 ft
Flow: 188 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Cross Lake Pine River Dam

14 mi

Level: 1216 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 78% less heating than a typical week.

This week 39Typical 177

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 28
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Pine River Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 17°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Ironton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 27 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 52 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:32 PM; Morning 7:27–8:28 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:44 PM; Morning 7:15–7:27 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 75% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Ironton. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 20 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.