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MINNESOTA · MCLEOD COUNTY

Helen

845 people, 990 ft above sea level in McLeod County.

990 ftElevation, city center
845People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 61°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSE 6 mph · high 64°
City of Helen River Interstate 2 miles
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The Helen 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 Helen

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Glencoe Municipal Airport (KGYL) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
61° Sunny Feels like 61° · high of 64° near 3 PM
WindSSE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.74 in →steady
Visibility3 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 53% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for McLeod County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:11 AM7:01 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
64°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
53% · 0.08 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 58 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
64° 59°
50% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
75° 55°
0% rain — SW 3 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 44°
0% rain — N 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 45°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 45°
20% rain — WSW 3 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 40°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 47°
0% rain — SSE 3 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 Helen about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 1,420 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 12,500 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · MCLEOD

Helen

845 people, 990 ft above sea level in McLeod County.

990 ftElevation
845People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 61°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Helen

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 64° 26%
9p mostly cloudy night 63° 8%
12a partly cloudy night 63° 3%
3a partly cloudy night 62° 0%
6a fog 60° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 53%
→
Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
64
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
55
75
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
44
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
61
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
40
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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