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Shaded-relief atlas plate of Lake Benton, Minnesota: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
MINNESOTA · LINCOLN COUNTY

Lake Benton

199 people, 1,880 ft above sea level in Lincoln County.

1,880 ftElevation, city center
199People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · SW 10 mph · high 66°
City of Lake Benton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lake Benton 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 Lake Benton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Slayton Municipal Airport (KDVP) · 3:33 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 66° near 6 PM
WindSW 10 mphno gusts
Humidity96%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.74 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Partly cloudy
Saturday30% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.01 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lincoln County
NWS Sioux Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:20 AM7:10 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
21
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 58 to 64° ↑ 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 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
66° 57°
10% rain — SSW 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
73° 55°
0% rain — W 3 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
60° 46°
0% rain — N 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 47°
0% rain — ESE 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 47°
30% rain — W 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
60° 43°
0% rain — NNE 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 50°
0% rain — SSE 9 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 Lake Benton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Ozarks 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 Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from the Sonoran Desert. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Around Lake Benton on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Brookings SD · 28 MI 28 miles west Sioux Falls SD · 54 MI 54 miles southwest Minneapolis MN · 155 MI 155 miles east St. Paul MN · 162 MI 162 miles east Rochester MN · 187 MI 187 miles east
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MINNESOTA · LINCOLN

Lake Benton

199 people, 1,880 ft above sea level in Lincoln County.

1,880 ftElevation
199People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Lake Benton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 66° 4%
9p mostly cloudy night 64° 7%
12a mostly cloudy night 63° 2%
3a fog 61° 0%
6a fog 59° 0%
Partly cloudy
NEXT RAINSaturday · 30%
→
Tue10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
57
66
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
73
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
60
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
59
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
61
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
43
60
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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