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MINNESOTA · RICE COUNTY

Cannon City

1,261 people, 1,160 ft above sea level in Rice County.

1,160 ftElevation, city center
1,261People, 2024 estimate
30 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSE 9 mph · high 63°
City of Cannon City River Interstate 2 miles
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The Cannon 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 Cannon City

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Faribault Municipal Airport (KFBL) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 63° near 5 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity88%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.77 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 72% 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 3:51 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
34
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
62°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
72% · 0.24 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 38° 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
63° 61°
70% rain — S 10 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
63° 45°
10% rain — N 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 45°
0% rain — N 5 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 46°
20% rain — SW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 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 Cannon City about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 410 miles to the south three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 810 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 390 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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Lakeville MN · 24 MI 24 miles north Bloomington MN · 34 MI 34 miles north Rochester MN · 43 MI 43 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 43 MI 43 miles north Minneapolis MN · 43 MI 43 miles north Cedar Rapids IA · 181 MI 181 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · RICE

Cannon City

1,261 people, 1,160 ft above sea level in Rice County.

1,160 ftElevation
1,261People
30 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Cannon City

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 62° 0%
6p rain 63° 61%
9p mostly cloudy night 63° 12%
12a mostly cloudy night 63° 9%
3a mostly cloudy night 63° 1%
6a mostly cloudy night 62° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 72%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
63
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
74
B
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
45
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
61
A
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
62
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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