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MINNESOTA · DOUGLAS COUNTY

Nelson

183 people, 1,360 ft above sea level in Douglas County.

1,360 ftElevation, city center
183People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 62° · S 13 mph · high 67°
City of Nelson River Interstate 2 miles
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The Nelson 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 Nelson

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Chandler Field (KAXN) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 67° near 5 PM
WindS 13 mphno gusts
Humidity90%falling to 87% this afternoon
Pressure29.71 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 62° · Sticky35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 39% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.5 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Douglas County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:16 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
33
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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mostly clear night
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TEMPERATURE °F
66°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
39% · 0.09 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 35° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 64° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 56°
40% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
75° 52°
0% rain — W 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
61° 44°
0% rain — NNW 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 47°
10% rain — SSW 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
60° 45°
50% rain up to 0.3″ WNW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
59° 41°
0% rain — NW 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 48°
10% rain — SSE 12 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 Nelson about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,170 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from the Great Basin. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · DOUGLAS

Nelson

183 people, 1,360 ft above sea level in Douglas County.

1,360 ftElevation
183People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 62°
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Today in Nelson

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 66° 37%
5p mostly cloudy day 67° 10%
8p partly cloudy night 63° 5%
11p partly cloudy night 61° 0%
2a fog 59° 0%
5a fog 57° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 39%
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Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
56
67
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
52
75
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
44
61
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
60
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
45
60
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
59
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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