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MINNESOTA · PIPESTONE COUNTY

Altona

123 people, 1,660 ft above sea level in Pipestone County.

1,660 ftElevation, city center
123People, 2024 estimate
43 sq miLand area
Sunny 67°
Sunny now Dew point 64° · S 8 mph · high 68°
City of Altona River Interstate 2 miles
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The Altona 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 Altona

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Brookings Municipal Airport (KBKX) · 2:56 PM
Sunny
67° Sunny Feels like 67° · high of 68° near 3 PM
WindS 8 mphno gusts
Humidity90%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.71 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 64° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINSept. 260.32 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Pipestone County
NWS Sioux Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:20 AM7:10 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
21
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
68°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 65° ↑ 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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
68° 55°
0% rain — SSW 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
74° 53°
0% rain — WSW 4 A
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
61° 45°
0% rain — N 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 47°
10% rain — SE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 45°
20% rain — NW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 43°
0% rain — ENE 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 51°
0% rain — SSE 13 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 Altona about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 990 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; 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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Neighboring plates

Brookings SD · 23 MI 23 miles northwest Sioux Falls SD · 45 MI 45 miles south Sioux City IA · 114 MI 114 miles south Bloomington MN · 159 MI 159 miles east Rochester MN · 194 MI 194 miles east
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MINNESOTA · PIPESTONE

Altona

123 people, 1,660 ft above sea level in Pipestone County.

1,660 ftElevation
123People
43 sq miLand
Sunny 67°
SunnyDew point 64°
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Today in Altona

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 68° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 68° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 63° 0%
12a mostly clear night 60° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 58° 0%
6a fog 57° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
68
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
53
74
A
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
45
61
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
59
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
62
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
51
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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