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MINNESOTA · STEELE COUNTY

Merton

348 people, 1,250 ft above sea level in Steele County.

1,250 ftElevation, city center
348People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 51° · S 20 mph · high 65°
City of Merton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Merton 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 Merton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Rochester International Airport (KRST) · 12:54 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 65° near 1 PM
WindS 20 mphgusts 26
Humidity51%falling to 70% this afternoon
Pressure29.86 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 51° · Dry39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 3 PMin about 1 hours · 38% 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 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:07 AM6:57 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
40
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 39, 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
38% · 0.06 in Tuesday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 55 to 65° ↑ 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 67° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
65° 61°
40% 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 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
63° 47°
20% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — N 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 47°
30% rain — SSW 8 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — NW 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
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 Merton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 910 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 260 miles to the south; 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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MINNESOTA · STEELE

Merton

348 people, 1,250 ft above sea level in Steele County.

1,250 ftElevation
348People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 51°
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Today in Merton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 65° 2%
4p rain 62° 37%
7p rain 61° 31%
10p mostly cloudy night 63° 10%
1a mostly cloudy night 64° 16%
4a mostly cloudy night 64° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 3 PM · 38%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
65
A
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
58
73
B
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
47
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
61
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
62
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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