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MINNESOTA · MEEKER COUNTY

Acton

382 people, 1,200 ft above sea level in Meeker County.

1,200 ftElevation, city center
382People, 2024 estimate
33 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSE 8 mph · high 64°
City of Acton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Acton plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Acton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Litchfield Municipal Airport (KLJF) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 64° near 2 PM
WindSSE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity94%falling to 87% this afternoon
Pressure29.75 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 40% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.01 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Meeker County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:14 AM7:03 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 28, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
40% · 0.03 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 62° ↑ The front passes Drier: 40° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 57°
40% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
74° 54°
0% rain — WSW 3 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
62° 45°
0% rain — NNW 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 46°
0% rain — SSW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 46°
40% rain up to 0.1″ W 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 48°
0% rain — SSE 3 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Acton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Ozarks three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,080 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 360 miles to the southeast; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Acton on the Forecast Network

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MINNESOTA · MEEKER

Acton

382 people, 1,200 ft above sea level in Meeker County.

1,200 ftElevation
382People
33 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Acton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 40%
4p rain 64° 34%
7p mostly cloudy night 63° 4%
10p partly cloudy night 62° 1%
1a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 40%
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Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
64
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
54
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
45
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
60
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
46
61
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
59
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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