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MINNESOTA · WASECA COUNTY

Alton

418 people, 1,040 ft above sea level in Waseca County.

1,040 ftElevation, city center
418People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Rain 63°
Rain now Dew point 59° · SE 9 mph · high 63°
City of Alton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Alton 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 Alton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Waseca Municipal Airport (KACQ) · 1:35 PM
Rain
63° Rain Feels like 63° · high of 63° near 1 PM
WindSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.81 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortable37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 71% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 220.06 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Waseca County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:09 AM7:00 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 33, good. 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
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
71% · 0.26 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 37 to 64° Drier: 41° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 44°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
63° 59°
70% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
72° 55°
20% rain — SW 2 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
62° 45°
10% rain — N 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 44°
0% rain — NNE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 45°
20% rain — SSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
60° 41°
0% rain — NNW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
0% rain — SSE 6 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 Alton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 980 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; 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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MINNESOTA · WASECA

Alton

418 people, 1,040 ft above sea level in Waseca County.

1,040 ftElevation
418People
35 sq miLand
Rain 63°
RainDew point 59°
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Today in Alton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 47%
4p rain 62° 71%
7p mostly cloudy night 63° 20%
10p mostly cloudy night 63° 11%
1a mostly cloudy night 63° 8%
4a mostly cloudy night 62° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 71%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
63
A
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
55
72
B
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
45
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
60
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
61
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
60
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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