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MINNESOTA · BROWN COUNTY

Cottonwood

852 people, 960 ft above sea level in Brown County.

960 ftElevation, city center
852People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · ESE 8 mph · high 66°
City of Cottonwood River Interstate 2 miles
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The Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW New Ulm Municipal Airport (KULM) · 2:35 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 66° near 6 PM
WindESE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 97% this afternoon
Pressure29.76 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 66% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.05 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Brown County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:12 AM7:03 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 · 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
66% · 0.27 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 66° 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
66° 59°
70% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
75° 57°
0% rain — SW 3 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
64° 45°
0% rain — N 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 47°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 48°
40% rain up to 0.06″ WSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 43°
0% rain — NNW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 50°
0% rain — SSE 7 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 Cottonwood about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Ozarks three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 880 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Mankato MN · 24 MI 24 miles east Minneapolis MN · 77 MI 77 miles northeast St. Paul MN · 82 MI 82 miles northeast Rochester MN · 99 MI 99 miles east Sioux Falls SD · 124 MI 124 miles southwest
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MINNESOTA · BROWN

Cottonwood

852 people, 960 ft above sea level in Brown County.

960 ftElevation
852People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Cottonwood

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 64%
5p rain 65° 39%
8p mostly cloudy night 65° 5%
11p mostly cloudy night 64° 5%
2a partly cloudy night 63° 1%
5a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 66%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
66
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
75
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
45
64
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
61
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
48
64
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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