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MINNESOTA · POPE COUNTY

Minnewaska

525 people, 1,220 ft above sea level in Pope County.

1,220 ftElevation, city center
525People, 2024 estimate
13 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 64° · S 15 mph · high 66°
City of Minnewaska River Interstate 2 miles
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The Minnewaska 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 Minnewaska

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 66° near 2 PM
WindS 15 mphno gusts
Humidity100%falling to 100% this afternoon
Pressure29.72 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 64° · Sticky40° by Thursday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 34% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.71 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Pope County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:17 AM7:06 PM ↓
11 h 49 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: 22, 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
65°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
34% · 0.03 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 57 to 66° ↑ 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 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
66° 55°
30% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
74° 52°
0% rain — WSW 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
61° 44°
0% rain — NNW 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 46°
10% rain — SSW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
60° 44°
40% rain up to 0.3″ WNW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 41°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 47°
10% rain — SSE 10 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 Minnewaska about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 1,130 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from Texas. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · POPE

Minnewaska

525 people, 1,220 ft above sea level in Pope County.

1,220 ftElevation
525People
13 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 64°
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Today in Minnewaska

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 65° 34%
4p mostly cloudy day 66° 29%
7p partly cloudy night 65° 3%
10p partly cloudy night 63° 1%
1a fog 61° 0%
4a fog 58° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 34%
→
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
55
66
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
52
74
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
44
61
B
Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
60
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
44
60
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
59
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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