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MINNESOTA · SIBLEY COUNTY

Bismarck

328 people, 1,050 ft above sea level in Sibley County.

1,050 ftElevation, city center
328People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · SSE 9 mph · high 66°
City of Bismarck River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bismarck 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 Bismarck

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Olivia Regional Airport (KOVL) · 1:22 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 66° near 6 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 90% this afternoon
Pressure29.74 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 49% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.39 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Sibley County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:13 AM7:03 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
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
49% · 0.05 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 64° ↑ The front passes 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 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
66° 56°
50% rain — S 11 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
74° 54°
0% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
62° 43°
0% rain — N 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 45°
0% rain — SE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 45°
40% rain up to 0.1″ W 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
60° 41°
0% rain — NNW 1 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 48°
0% rain — SE 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 Bismarck 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 a point about 430 miles to the southeast; 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 · SIBLEY

Bismarck

328 people, 1,050 ft above sea level in Sibley County.

1,050 ftElevation
328People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Bismarck

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 47%
4p rain 65° 33%
7p mostly cloudy night 64° 2%
10p partly cloudy night 63° 1%
1a mostly clear night 61° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 49%
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
56
66
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
54
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
43
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
60
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
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C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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