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MINNESOTA · DODGE COUNTY

Ashland

306 people, 1,320 ft above sea level in Dodge County.

1,320 ftElevation, city center
306People, 2024 estimate
37 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 52° · S 14 mph · high 64°
City of Ashland River Interstate 2 miles
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The Ashland 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 Ashland

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Rochester International Airport (KRST) · 1:54 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 64° near 2 PM
WindS 14 mphgusts 24
Humidity57%falling to 75% this afternoon
Pressure29.84 in →steady
Visibility8 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 52° · Dry39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 3 PMin about 1 hours · 40% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.33 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Dodge County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:06 AM6:56 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
41
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 39, 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
40% · 0.06 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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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 67° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 61°
40% rain — S 16, gusts 26 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 58°
20% rain — SW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
63° 47°
20% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — N 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 47°
30% rain — SSW 8 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — NW 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
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 Ashland about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Ozarks three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 750 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · DODGE

Ashland

306 people, 1,320 ft above sea level in Dodge County.

1,320 ftElevation
306People
37 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 52°
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Today in Ashland

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 10%
5p rain 61° 34%
8p mostly cloudy night 62° 19%
11p mostly cloudy night 64° 11%
2a mostly cloudy night 64° 24%
5a mostly cloudy night 64° 4%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 40%
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Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
64
A
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
58
73
B
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
47
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
61
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
62
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
61
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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