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MINNESOTA · FARIBAULT COUNTY

Blue Earth City

386 people, 1,110 ft above sea level in Faribault County.

1,110 ftElevation, city center
386People, 2024 estimate
32 sq miLand area
Rain 63°
Rain now Dew point 60° · S 12 mph · high 65°
City of Blue Earth City River Interstate 2 miles
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The Blue Earth City 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 Blue Earth City

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Fairmont Municipal Airport (KFRM) · 12:56 PM
Rain
63° Rain Feels like 63° · high of 65° near 6 PM
WindS 12 mphno gusts
Humidity90%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.81 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 66% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.28 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Faribault County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:11 AM7:01 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
66% · 0.13 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 65° Drier: 42° 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
65° 60°
70% rain — S 14, gusts 25 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 58°
10% rain — SW 2 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
63° 47°
10% rain — N 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 47°
0% rain — ENE 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 49°
10% rain — SW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — N 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 50°
0% rain — SSE 8 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 Blue Earth City about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 950 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; 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 · FARIBAULT

Blue Earth City

386 people, 1,110 ft above sea level in Faribault County.

1,110 ftElevation
386People
32 sq miLand
Rain 63°
RainDew point 60°
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Today in Blue Earth City

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 62° 66%
4p mostly cloudy day 63° 29%
7p mostly cloudy night 65° 4%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 10%
1a mostly cloudy night 64° 6%
4a mostly cloudy night 63° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 66%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
65
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
58
73
B
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
47
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
61
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
44
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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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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