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MINNESOTA · NICOLLET COUNTY

New Sweden

275 people, 980 ft above sea level in Nicollet County.

980 ftElevation, city center
275People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SE 7 mph · high 64°
City of New Sweden River Interstate 2 miles
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The New Sweden 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 New Sweden

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Mankato Regional Airport (KMKT) · 2:56 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 64° near 6 PM
WindSE 7 mphno gusts
Humidity90%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.77 in →steady
Visibility6 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 71% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 271.02 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Nicollet County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:12 AM7:02 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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overcast
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TEMPERATURE °F
63°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
71% · 0.17 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 59 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 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
64° 61°
70% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
74° 57°
10% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 45°
10% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 48°
0% rain — NE 5 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 48°
20% rain — SW 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 43°
0% rain — NNW 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 New Sweden about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,110 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Neighboring plates

Mankato MN · 20 MI 20 miles southeast Minneapolis MN · 59 MI 59 miles northeast St. Paul MN · 65 MI 65 miles northeast Rochester MN · 90 MI 90 miles east Sioux Falls SD · 140 MI 140 miles southwest
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MINNESOTA · NICOLLET

New Sweden

275 people, 980 ft above sea level in Nicollet County.

980 ftElevation
275People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in New Sweden

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 63° 0%
6p rain 64° 39%
9p mostly cloudy night 64° 13%
12a mostly cloudy night 64° 6%
3a partly cloudy night 63° 2%
6a mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 71%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
64
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
74
B
Thu10%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
45
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
48
61
A
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
43
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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