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MINNESOTA · LYON COUNTY

Clifton

265 people, 1,130 ft above sea level in Lyon County.

1,130 ftElevation, city center
265People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · S 17 mph · high 68°
City of Clifton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Clifton 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 Clifton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field (KMML) · 1:14 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 68° near 5 PM
WindS 17 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 87% this afternoon
Pressure29.72 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 54% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.3 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lyon County
NWS Sioux Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:17 AM7:07 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
28
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
54% · 0.04 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
68° 58°
50% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
77° 56°
0% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 46°
0% rain — N 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 48°
0% rain — SE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 47°
40% rain up to 0.07″ WNW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — N 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 52°
0% rain — SSE 12 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 Clifton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Rockies a day ago, about 920 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Mississippi Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Sioux Falls SD · 81 MI 81 miles southwest Minneapolis MN · 123 MI 123 miles east St. Paul MN · 130 MI 130 miles east Rochester MN · 159 MI 159 miles east
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Clifton

265 people, 1,130 ft above sea level in Lyon County.

1,130 ftElevation
265People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Clifton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 66° 54%
4p mostly cloudy day 67° 9%
7p partly cloudy night 67° 1%
10p partly cloudy night 64° 1%
1a mostly clear night 62° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 54%
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
58
68
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
56
77
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
63
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
61
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
47
64
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
61
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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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