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MINNESOTA · SCOTT COUNTY

Helena

1,796 people, 990 ft above sea level in Scott County.

990 ftElevation, city center
1,796People, 2024 estimate
33 sq miLand area
Rain 62°
Rain now Dew point 62° · SSE 5 mph · high 64°
City of Helena River Interstate 2 miles
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The Helena 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 Helena

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Glencoe Municipal Airport (KGYL) · 1:35 PM
Rain
62° Rain Feels like 62° · high of 64° near 3 PM
WindSSE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.78 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 62° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 62% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Scott County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:09 AM6:59 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
32
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
62% · 0.20 in Tuesday evening 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 58 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 42° 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 Showers likely Showers likely
64° 58°
60% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
74° 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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 45°
40% rain up to 0.09″ WSW 2 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 47°
0% rain — SE 2 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 Helena about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 950 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. 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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MINNESOTA · SCOTT

Helena

1,796 people, 990 ft above sea level in Scott County.

990 ftElevation
1,796People
33 sq miLand
Rain 62°
RainDew point 62°
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Today in Helena

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 60%
4p rain 64° 56%
7p mostly cloudy night 63° 16%
10p mostly cloudy night 63° 6%
1a partly cloudy night 62° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 62%
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Tue60%
Showers likely Showers likely
58
64
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
55
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
44
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
61
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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