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MINNESOTA · STEELE COUNTY

Owatonna

599 people, 1,220 ft above sea level in Steele County.

1,220 ftElevation, city center
599People, 2024 estimate
23 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 59° · SSE 9 mph · high 64°
City of Owatonna River Interstate 2 miles
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The Owatonna 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 Owatonna

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 64° near 10 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity85%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.77 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortable39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 75% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.08 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Steele County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:07 AM6:58 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly clear night
mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
62°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
75% · 0.15 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: 40° 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°
80% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 57°
10% rain — SW 4 A
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
62° 44°
20% rain — NNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 44°
0% rain — NNE 5 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 46°
20% rain — SW 8 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
0% rain — SSE 6 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 Owatonna about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 890 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 370 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · STEELE

Owatonna

599 people, 1,220 ft above sea level in Steele County.

1,220 ftElevation
599People
23 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 59°
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Today in Owatonna

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 62° 0%
6p rain 63° 40%
9p mostly cloudy night 63° 12%
12a mostly cloudy night 64° 14%
3a mostly cloudy night 64° 6%
6a mostly cloudy night 63° 2%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 75%
→
Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
64
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
73
A
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
44
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
60
A
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
61
B
Sun0%
Sunny 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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