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MINNESOTA · SIBLEY COUNTY

Grafton

206 people, 1,070 ft above sea level in Sibley County.

1,070 ftElevation, city center
206People, 2024 estimate
39 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · SSE 8 mph · high 66°
City of Grafton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Grafton 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 Grafton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Olivia Regional Airport (KOVL) · 2:02 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 66° near 6 PM
WindSSE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 90% this afternoon
Pressure29.73 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 45% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.39 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Sibley County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:13 AM7:03 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 · 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
45% · 0.01 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 39° 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° 56°
40% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
74° 54°
0% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
62° 43°
0% rain — N 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 45°
0% rain — SE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 45°
40% rain up to 0.1″ W 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
60° 41°
0% rain — NNW 1 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 48°
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 Grafton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,110 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; 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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ON THE NETWORK

Around Grafton on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Willmar MN · 39 MI 39 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 67 MI 67 miles east St. Paul MN · 74 MI 74 miles east Sioux Falls SD · 133 MI 133 miles southwest Fargo ND · 186 MI 186 miles northwest
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MINNESOTA · SIBLEY

Grafton

206 people, 1,070 ft above sea level in Sibley County.

1,070 ftElevation
206People
39 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Grafton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 65° 45%
5p mostly cloudy day 65° 11%
8p mostly cloudy night 63° 1%
11p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
5a partly cloudy night 58° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 45%
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Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
56
66
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
54
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
43
62
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
60
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
60
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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