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MINNESOTA · JACKSON COUNTY

Minneota

222 people, 1,450 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

1,450 ftElevation, city center
222People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 67°
Sunny now Dew point 63° · S 13 mph · high 66°
City of Minneota River Interstate 2 miles
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The Minneota 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 Minneota

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST) · 3:41 PM
Sunny
67° Sunny Feels like 67° · high of 66° near 6 PM
WindS 13 mphgusts 23
Humidity87%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.75 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 63° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 39% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.55 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Jackson County
NWS Sioux Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:15 AM7:06 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 · 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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
39% · 0.01 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 64° ↑ 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 68° / 43°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
66° 61°
40% rain — S 14, gusts 26 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
73° 57°
10% rain — W 1 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
62° 47°
20% rain — N 13 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 47°
0% rain — E 2 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 49°
10% rain — WSW 8 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — N 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 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 Minneota about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Rockies three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 1,260 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the Gulf Coast; at 10,000 feet, from the Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Sioux Falls SD · 79 MI 79 miles west Bloomington MN · 128 MI 128 miles northeast Rochester MN · 138 MI 138 miles east Des Moines IA · 157 MI 157 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · JACKSON

Minneota

222 people, 1,450 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

1,450 ftElevation
222People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 67°
SunnyDew point 63°
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Today in Minneota

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 66° 10%
9p mostly cloudy night 64° 5%
12a mostly cloudy night 64° 6%
3a mostly cloudy night 63° 1%
6a fog 63° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 39%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
66
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
57
73
B
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
47
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
60
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
63
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
44
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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