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MINNESOTA · YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY

Fortier

92 people, 1,590 ft above sea level in Yellow Medicine County.

1,590 ftElevation, city center
92People, 2024 estimate
33 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 64° · SSW 6 mph · high 69°
City of Fortier River Interstate 2 miles
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The Fortier 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 Fortier

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Canby Airfield (KCNB) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindSSW 6 mphno gusts
Humidity83%falling to 81% this afternoon
Pressure29.71 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 64° · Sticky37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 240.04 in · 5 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Yellow Medicine County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:20 AM7:10 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
25
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 37 to 64° Drier: 37° 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
69° 57°
10% rain — SSW 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
79° 55°
0% rain — WSW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
64° 46°
0% rain — N 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 48°
10% rain — SE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
65° 47°
40% rain up to 0.1″ WNW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — N 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 52°
0% rain — SSE 8 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 Fortier about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, about 950 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Brookings SD · 32 MI 32 miles southwest Sioux Falls SD · 80 MI 80 miles south Minneapolis MN · 154 MI 154 miles east St. Paul MN · 162 MI 162 miles east Rochester MN · 199 MI 199 miles east
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Fortier

92 people, 1,590 ft above sea level in Yellow Medicine County.

1,590 ftElevation
92People
33 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 64°
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Today in Fortier

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 68° 12%
5p partly cloudy day 69° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 65° 1%
11p mostly clear night 62° 0%
2a mostly clear night 60° 0%
5a mostly clear night 59° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 40%
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Tue10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
57
69
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
55
79
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
64
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
62
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
47
65
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
62
C
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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