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MINNESOTA · OLMSTED COUNTY

Farmington

386 people, 1,150 ft above sea level in Olmsted County.

1,150 ftElevation, city center
386People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 51° · SSE 12 mph · high 66°
City of Farmington River Interstate 2 miles
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The Farmington 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 Farmington

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Rochester - St. Mary's Hospital Heliport (K9MN) · 2:35 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 66° near 2 PM
WindSSE 12 mphgusts 17
Humidity53%falling to 65% this afternoon
Pressure29.82 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 51° · Dry36° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 3 PMin about 1 hours · 46% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.05 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Olmsted County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:04 AM6:54 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
41
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 39, 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
46% · 0.11 in Tuesday evening 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 to 65° ↑ The front passes Drier: 36° 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
66° 63°
50% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
73° 59°
20% rain — SW 3 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
63° 47°
20% rain — N 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 46°
0% rain — N 1 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 48°
30% rain — SSW 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 42°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 47°
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 Farmington about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 320 miles to the south three days ago, about 660 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,900 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; 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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MINNESOTA · OLMSTED

Farmington

386 people, 1,150 ft above sea level in Olmsted County.

1,150 ftElevation
386People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 51°
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Today in Farmington

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 66° 9%
5p rain 63° 38%
8p mostly cloudy night 63° 19%
11p mostly cloudy night 65° 10%
2a mostly cloudy night 65° 9%
5a mostly cloudy night 65° 3%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 46%
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Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
63
66
A
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
59
73
B
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
47
63
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
61
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
62
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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