A widespread area of rain moved east-southeast across east-central Minnesota and parts of northwest Wisconsin on Saturday morning, with the heaviest totals in east-central Minnesota, where Hinckley and Aitkin each recorded over 1.50 inches of rain.
Rain totals fell sharply to the north, with only 0.11 inches reported at the Duluth Airport on Saturday morning, while nearby Esko recorded higher amounts, reaching 0.32 inches.
The radar loop covers the period from 2:34 AM to 2:33 PM on Saturday, August 29, 2026.
Rainfall Report for August 29, 2026, as of 2 PM
- Hinckley, MN: 1.59″
- Aitkin, MN: 1.55″
- Pine River, MN: 0.79″
- Brainerd, MN: 0.71″
- McGregor, MN: 0.69″
- Grantsburg, WI: 0.57″
- Siren, WI: 0.50″
- Danbury, WI: 0.48″
- Willow River, MN: 0.46″
- Pleasant Valley, MN: 0.38″
- Shell Lake, WI: 0.38″
- Hill City, MN: 0.33″
- Esko, MN: 0.32″
- Floodwood, MN: 0.27″
- Spooner, WI: 0.25″
- Scanlon, MN: 0.24″
- Saginaw, MN: 0.23″
- Trego Lake, WI: 0.18″
- Burnett, MN: 0.15″
- Clam Lake, WI: 0.13″
- Minong, WI: 0.12″
- Duluth Airport: 0.11″
- Hermantown, MN: 0.11″
- Winter, WI: 0.11″
- Hayward, WI: 0.09″
- Duluth Sky Harbor Airport: 0.09″
- Glidden, WI: 0.08″
- Solon Springs, WI: 0.08″
- Wright, MN: 0.07″
- Poplar, WI: 0.05″
- Grand Rapids, MN: 0.05″
- Isabella, MN: 0.05″
- Babbitt, MN: 0.05″
- Odanah, WI: 0.03″
- Ashland, WI: 0.02″
- Hog Creek, MN: 0.02″
- Grand Marais, MN: 0.02″
- French River, MN: 0.01″
MRMS rainfall estimates for August 29, 2026, through 2 PM
The main area of rain fell in east-central Minnesota and parts of northwest Wisconsin on Saturday morning, while a smaller area of heavy downpours developed for a few hours from around 9 AM to noon today near and just west-southwest of Grand Marais in Minnesota’s Arrowhead region.
