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MINNESOTA · MCLEOD COUNTY

Hutchinson

1,223 people, 1,130 ft above sea level in McLeod County.

1,130 ftElevation, city center
1,223People, 2024 estimate
32 sq miLand area
Sunny 61°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSE 8 mph · high 64°
City of Hutchinson River Interstate 2 miles
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The Hutchinson 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 in Hutchinson

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (KHCD) · 2:39 PM
Sunny
61° Sunny Feels like 61° · high of 64° near 2 PM
WindSSE 8 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.76 in →steady
Visibility5 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 55% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.91 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for McLeod County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:12 AM7:02 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 28, 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
55% · 0.05 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 57 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 38° 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° 56°
60% rain — S 11 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
74° 53°
0% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 43°
0% rain — N 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 43°
0% rain — SSW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 43°
40% rain up to 0.09″ W 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
60° 39°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 45°
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 Hutchinson about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,160 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from a point about 460 miles to the southeast; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · MCLEOD

Hutchinson

1,223 people, 1,130 ft above sea level in McLeod County.

1,130 ftElevation
1,223People
32 sq miLand
Sunny 61°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Hutchinson

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 46%
5p mostly cloudy day 64° 28%
8p mostly cloudy night 63° 6%
11p partly cloudy night 62° 3%
2a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
5a fog 59° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 55%
→
Tue60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
56
64
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
53
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
43
63
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
60
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
61
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
39
60
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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