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MINNESOTA · STEELE COUNTY

Medford

841 people, 1,120 ft above sea level in Steele County.

1,120 ftElevation, city center
841People, 2024 estimate
17 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · SSE 12 mph · high 64°
City of Medford River Interstate 2 miles
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The Medford 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 Medford

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Rochester International Airport (KRST) · 2:54 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 64° near 10 PM
WindSSE 12 mphno gusts
Humidity70%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.81 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 54% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.33 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Steele County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:08 AM6:58 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
34
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly cloudy night
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fog
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overcast
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partly cloudy night
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mostly clear night
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
63°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
54% · 0.04 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 55 to 65° ↑ The front passes Drier: 39° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 67° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 62°
50% rain — S 16, gusts 26 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 58°
20% rain — SW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
63° 46°
40% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 45°
0% rain — N 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 47°
10% rain — SSW 9 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — NNW 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 45°
0% rain — SSE 7 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 Medford about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 890 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; 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 · STEELE

Medford

841 people, 1,120 ft above sea level in Steele County.

1,120 ftElevation
841People
17 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Medford

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 63° 0%
6p rain 62° 48%
9p mostly cloudy night 63° 16%
12a mostly cloudy night 64° 24%
3a mostly cloudy night 64° 12%
6a mostly cloudy night 64° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 54%
→
Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
62
64
A
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
58
73
B
Thu40%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
46
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
60
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
61
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
61
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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