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Shaded-relief atlas plate of Pickerel Lake, Minnesota: rivers, roads, the city limits and where the water drains.
MINNESOTA · FREEBORN COUNTY

Pickerel Lake

633 people, 1,290 ft above sea level in Freeborn County.

1,290 ftElevation, city center
633People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 60° · S 12 mph · high 64°
City of Pickerel Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Pickerel Lake 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 Pickerel Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 64° near 6 PM
WindS 12 mphno gusts
Humidity86%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.78 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 81% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.17 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Freeborn County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:08 AM6:59 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
63°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
81% · 0.09 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 59 to 68° ↑ 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° 62°
80% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
74° 58°
20% rain — SW 3 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
63° 46°
30% rain — N 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 46°
0% rain — NNE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 48°
10% rain — SW 7 B
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 42°
0% rain — NNW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 47°
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 Pickerel Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 920 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · FREEBORN

Pickerel Lake

633 people, 1,290 ft above sea level in Freeborn County.

1,290 ftElevation
633People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 60°
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Today in Pickerel Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 63° 0%
6p rain 64° 33%
9p mostly cloudy night 64° 13%
12a mostly cloudy night 64° 18%
3a mostly cloudy night 64° 7%
6a mostly cloudy night 64° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 81%
→
Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
62
64
A
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
58
74
B
Thu30%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
46
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
61
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
63
B
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
42
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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