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MINNESOTA · LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY

Madison

211 people, 1,050 ft above sea level in Lac qui Parle County.

1,050 ftElevation, city center
211People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 69° · S 9 mph · high 70°
City of Madison River Interstate 2 miles
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The Madison 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 Madison

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Madison-Lac Qui Parle County Airport (KDXX) · 2:35 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 70° near 5 PM
WindS 9 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 97% this afternoon
Pressure29.68 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 69° · Muggy41° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.3 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lac qui Parle County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:19 AM7:09 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
30
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 57 to 69° ↑ 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 68° / 43°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
70° 54°
20% rain — SSW 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
79° 53°
0% rain — WSW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
64° 44°
0% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 46°
10% rain — SE 1 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
65° 44°
50% rain up to 0.2″ NW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 41°
0% rain — NNE 2 C
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 49°
10% 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 Madison about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Rockies three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,230 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 10,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Mississippi Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Sioux Falls SD · 106 MI 106 miles south Fargo ND · 132 MI 132 miles north Minneapolis MN · 141 MI 141 miles east St. Paul MN · 149 MI 149 miles east
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MINNESOTA · LAC QUI PARLE

Madison

211 people, 1,050 ft above sea level in Lac qui Parle County.

1,050 ftElevation
211People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 69°
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Today in Madison

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 69° 20%
5p partly cloudy day 70° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 67° 2%
11p mostly clear night 63° 0%
2a mostly clear night 60° 0%
5a mostly clear night 58° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 50%
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Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
54
70
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
53
79
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
44
64
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
62
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
44
65
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
62
C
Mon10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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