Weather for Staples, Minnesota
Current Weather
Five Day Weather Forecast
Mon
H: 56°F
L: 26°F
Tue
H: 34°F
L: 28°F
Wed
H: 36°F
L: 29°F
Thu
H: 28°F
L: 22°F
Fri
H: 17°F
L: 9°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.15 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.65 μg/m3
Ozone: 76 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:33 AM
Sunset: 5:46 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 26 mins
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 5:00 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.9%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Minor Periods
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM6:41 AM - 8:11 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Winter Storm Watch issued February 16 at 2:05AM CST until February 19 at 12:00PM CST by NWS Duluth MN
Effective: Mon February 16, 2026, 2:05 AM
Expires: Mon February 16, 2026, 6:00 PM
* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 10 inches except between 7 and 13 inches for the higher terrain of the North Shore and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Northern Aitkin, Koochiching, North Cass, Itasca, Carlton, St. Louis, and Northern Cook and Lake Counties. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Mille Lacs Band, Big Sandy Lake area, the Fond du Lac Band and the Bois Forte Band, Nett Lake, Lake Vermilion and, Deer Creek areas. Other locations including Voyageurs National Park. The entire Boundary Waters is also included. * WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening, Wednesday, and Thursday morning commutes.
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.96 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.57 μg/m3
Ozone: 71 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:33 AM
Sunset: 5:46 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 26 mins
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 5:00 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.9%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Minor Periods
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM6:41 AM - 8:11 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.31 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.01 μg/m3
Ozone: 75.48 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:33 AM
Sunset: 5:48 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 29 mins
Moon Transit: 12:47 AM
Moonset: 6:15 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 0.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM12:17 AM - 2:47 PM
Minor Periods
5:45 PM - 7:15 PM7:02 AM - 8:32 AM
Action Rating: 5 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 4.19 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.41 μg/m3
Ozone: 63.96 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:33 AM
Sunset: 5:49 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 32 mins
Moon Transit: 1:32 PM
Moonset: 7:29 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 1.3%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
12:00 AM - 2:30 AM1:02 PM - 3:32 PM
Minor Periods
6:59 PM - 8:29 PM7:20 AM - 8:50 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.17 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.4 μg/m3
Ozone: 74.44 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:33 AM
Sunset: 5:51 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 35 mins
Moon Transit: 3:07 PM
Moonset: 8:46 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 5.2%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
2:37 PM - 5:07 PM2:37 PM - 5:07 PM
Minor Periods
8:16 PM - 9:46 PM7:37 AM - 9:07 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.17 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.99 μg/m3
Ozone: 75.85 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 12:33 AM
Sunset: 5:52 PM
Daylight: 10 hrs 38 mins
Moon Transit: 3:05 PM
Moonset: 10:03 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 11.3%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
1:31 AM - 4:01 AM2:35 PM - 5:05 PM
Minor Periods
9:33 PM - 11:03 PM7:54 AM - 9:24 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5