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MINNESOTA · STEELE COUNTY

Aurora

517 people, 1,290 ft above sea level in Steele County.

1,290 ftElevation, city center
517People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 60° · SSE 6 mph · high 64°
City of Aurora River Interstate 2 miles
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The Aurora 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 Aurora

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 64° near 1 PM
WindSSE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity85%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.81 in →steady
Visibility6 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 72% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.08 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Steele County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:07 AM6:57 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
40
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
72% · 0.20 in Tuesday evening 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 54 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 43° 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
64° 61°
70% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 57°
30% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
62° 45°
10% rain — NNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 44°
0% rain — NNE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 46°
20% rain — SSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 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 Aurora 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. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from a point about 230 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · STEELE

Aurora

517 people, 1,290 ft above sea level in Steele County.

1,290 ftElevation
517People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 60°
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Today in Aurora

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 25%
4p rain 61° 58%
7p rain 63° 38%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 11%
1a mostly cloudy night 64° 18%
4a mostly cloudy night 63° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 72%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
64
A
Wed30%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
73
B
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
45
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
60
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
61
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly 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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