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MINNESOTA · DAKOTA COUNTY

Castle Rock

1,339 people, 1,020 ft above sea level in Dakota County.

1,020 ftElevation, city center
1,339People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · S 5 mph · high 64°
City of Castle Rock River Interstate 2 miles
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The Castle Rock 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 Castle Rock

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Airlake Airport (KLVN) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 64° near 2 PM
WindS 5 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.82 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 2 PMin about 1 hours · 63% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.01 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Dakota County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 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
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
63% · 0.22 in Tuesday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 57 to 65° ↑ 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
64° 59°
60% rain — S 11 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
75° 56°
10% rain — WSW 2 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
64° 45°
0% rain — N 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 45°
0% rain — W 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 46°
30% rain — SSW 2 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
0% rain — SSE 5 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 Castle Rock about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 920 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 280 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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St. Paul MN · 25 MI 25 miles north Minneapolis MN · 28 MI 28 miles north Blaine MN · 41 MI 41 miles north Maple Grove MN · 41 MI 41 miles northwest Rochester MN · 49 MI 49 miles southeast Eau Claire WI · 79 MI 79 miles east
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MINNESOTA · DAKOTA

Castle Rock

1,339 people, 1,020 ft above sea level in Dakota County.

1,020 ftElevation
1,339People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Castle Rock

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 56%
5p rain 63° 63%
8p mostly cloudy night 63° 19%
11p mostly cloudy night 64° 12%
2a mostly cloudy night 63° 1%
5a mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 63%
→
Tue60%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
64
A
Wed10%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
56
75
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
45
64
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
61
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
61
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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