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MINNESOTA · RICE COUNTY

Bridgewater

1,839 people, 1,000 ft above sea level in Rice County.

1,000 ftElevation, city center
1,839People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · Calm · high 64°
City of Bridgewater River Interstate 2 miles
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The Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Faribault Municipal Airport (KFBL) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 64° near 1 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity94%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.81 in →steady
Visibility3 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 73% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.98 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Rice County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:08 AM6:58 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
32
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
64°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
73% · 0.30 in Tuesday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 38 to 64° 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
64° 60°
70% rain — S 11 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
74° 57°
10% rain — SW 2 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
64° 45°
0% rain — N 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — N 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 46°
30% rain — SSW 3 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 46°
0% rain — SSE 2 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 Bridgewater about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 970 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 400 miles to the south; 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 · RICE

Bridgewater

1,839 people, 1,000 ft above sea level in Rice County.

1,000 ftElevation
1,839People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Bridgewater

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 32%
4p rain 62° 64%
7p rain 63° 39%
10p mostly cloudy night 63° 12%
1a mostly cloudy night 63° 9%
4a mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 73%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
64
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
74
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
45
64
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
61
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
63
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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