FORECAST CITY
Sign in
Shaded-relief atlas plate of Fairfield, Minnesota: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
MINNESOTA · SWIFT COUNTY

Fairfield

118 people, 1,040 ft above sea level in Swift County.

1,040 ftElevation, city center
118People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 66° · SSE 7 mph · high 68°
City of Fairfield River Interstate 2 miles
Explore the plate Order a print

The Fairfield 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.

MILE1
TODAY

Today in Fairfield

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Benson Municipal Airport (KBBB) · 3:41 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 68° near 3 PM
WindSSE 7 mphno gusts
Humidity94%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.67 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 66° · Muggy39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINSept. 280.03 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Swift County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:19 AM7:08 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
3p
6p
9p
Mid
3a
6a
9a
Noon
3p
6p
9p
Mid
3a
6a
9a
Noon
3p
6p
9p
Mid
3a
6a
9a
Noon
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
fog
fog
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
TEMPERATURE °F
68°
57°
75°
53°
62°
44°
CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
10
5
3
3
3
2
5
6
7
0
5
7
9
8
9
12
12
6
6
5
3
0
0
5
HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 57 to 66° ↑ 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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
68° 55°
20% rain — S 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
76° 52°
0% rain — W 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 43°
0% rain — NNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 46°
10% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 44°
20% rain — WNW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 48°
0% rain — SSE 9 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 Fairfield about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,210 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It came down from about 12,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; 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.

MILE7
ON THE NETWORK

Around Fairfield on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Fargo ND · 112 MI 112 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 133 MI 133 miles east St. Paul MN · 141 MI 141 miles east Rochester MN · 194 MI 194 miles southeast
FORECASTCITY
Atlas plate of Fairfield, Minnesota. Explore the plate
MINNESOTA · SWIFT

Fairfield

118 people, 1,040 ft above sea level in Swift County.

1,040 ftElevation
118People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 66°
1

Today in Fairfield

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 68° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 68° 5%
9p partly cloudy night 64° 1%
12a partly cloudy night 62° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
6a fog 57° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
→
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
68
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
52
76
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
43
63
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
61
B
Sat20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
·