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MINNESOTA · JACKSON COUNTY

Alba

165 people, 1,430 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

1,430 ftElevation, city center
165People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · S 10 mph · high 65°
City of Alba River Interstate 2 miles
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The Alba 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 Alba

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Jackson Municipal Airport (KMJQ) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 65° near 6 PM
WindS 10 mphgusts 17
Humidity94%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.77 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 69% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Jackson County
NWS Sioux Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:16 AM7:07 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
29
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
69% · 0.20 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 39 to 64° 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 Showers likely Showers likely
65° 60°
70% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 57°
0% rain — W 0 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
62° 47°
10% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 48°
0% rain — E 1 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 49°
20% rain — WSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 45°
0% rain — N 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 51°
0% rain — SSE 7 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 Alba about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Rockies three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 1,030 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Sioux Falls SD · 68 MI 68 miles west Bloomington MN · 128 MI 128 miles northeast Rochester MN · 146 MI 146 miles east Des Moines IA · 174 MI 174 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · JACKSON

Alba

165 people, 1,430 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

1,430 ftElevation
165People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Alba

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 61° 69%
4p mostly cloudy day 64° 17%
7p mostly cloudy night 64° 4%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 12%
1a mostly cloudy night 63° 3%
4a partly cloudy night 62° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 69%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
65
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
73
B
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
47
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
60
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
45
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
51
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C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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