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MINNESOTA · BLUE EARTH COUNTY

McPherson

417 people, 1,000 ft above sea level in Blue Earth County.

1,000 ftElevation, city center
417People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Rain 63°
Rain now Dew point 61° · S 6 mph · high 64°
City of McPherson River Interstate 2 miles
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The McPherson 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 McPherson

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) · 12:56 PM
Rain
63° Rain Feels like 63° · high of 64° near 7 PM
WindS 6 mphno gusts
Humidity93%falling to 90% this afternoon
Pressure29.83 in →steady
Visibility5 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 81% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 271.02 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Blue Earth County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:10 AM7:00 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
31
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
81% · 0.35 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 65° 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° 60°
80% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
74° 57°
10% rain — SSW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 46°
0% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 47°
0% rain — NE 2 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 48°
30% rain — SW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — NNW 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 50°
0% rain — SSE 8 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 McPherson about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,000 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; 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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Neighboring plates

Mankato MN · 10 MI 10 miles northwest Owatonna MN · 30 MI 30 miles east Minneapolis MN · 68 MI 68 miles northeast St. Paul MN · 70 MI 70 miles northeast Sioux Falls SD · 149 MI 149 miles west Cedar Rapids IA · 182 MI 182 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · BLUE EARTH

McPherson

417 people, 1,000 ft above sea level in Blue Earth County.

1,000 ftElevation
417People
35 sq miLand
Rain 63°
RainDew point 61°
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Today in McPherson

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 64%
4p rain 62° 81%
7p mostly cloudy night 64° 10%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 11%
1a mostly cloudy night 64° 6%
4a partly cloudy night 63° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 81%
→
Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
64
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
61
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
63
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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