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MINNESOTA · HOUSTON COUNTY

Jefferson

129 people, 960 ft above sea level in Houston County.

960 ftElevation, city center
129People, 2024 estimate
29 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 49° · SSE 10 mph · high 69°
City of Jefferson River Interstate 2 miles
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The Jefferson 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 Jefferson

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 69° near 2 PM
WindSSE 10 mphno gusts
Humidity44%falling to 61% this afternoon
Pressure29.92 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 49° · Dry41° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tonight, about 9 PMin about 7 hours · 57% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.03 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Houston County
NWS La Crosse and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:00 AM6:50 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, moderate. 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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mostly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy night
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mostly cloudy day
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mostly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
partly cloudy night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
69°
63°
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47°
CHANCE OF RAIN
57% · 0.26 in Wednesday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 41 to 67° Drier: 43° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 65° / 43°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 60°
50% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
73° 60°
60% rain up to 0.7″ S 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
68° 47°
40% rain up to 0.2″ N 6 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 43°
0% rain — N 2 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 46°
10% rain — SSW 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
64° 41°
0% rain — NW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — S 1 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 Jefferson about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Ohio Valley three days ago, about 610 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

La Crosse WI · 20 MI 20 miles north Winona MN · 39 MI 39 miles northwest Madison WI · 100 MI 100 miles east St. Paul MN · 132 MI 132 miles northwest Minneapolis MN · 138 MI 138 miles northwest Milwaukee WI · 172 MI 172 miles east
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Jefferson

129 people, 960 ft above sea level in Houston County.

960 ftElevation
129People
29 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 49°
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Today in Jefferson

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 69° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 66° 10%
8p mostly cloudy night 61° 24%
11p rain 61° 48%
2a rain 62° 50%
5a mostly cloudy night 63° 20%
Rain
NEXT RAINTonight about 9 PM · 57%
→
Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
60
69
A
Wed60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
60
73
B
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
47
68
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
65
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
65
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
64
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
62
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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