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MINNESOTA · DAKOTA COUNTY

Randolph

458 people, 890 ft above sea level in Dakota County.

890 ftElevation, city center
458People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 64°
Sunny now Dew point 62° · Calm · high 64°
City of Randolph River Interstate 2 miles
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The Randolph 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 Randolph

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Stanton Airfield (KSYN) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
64° Sunny Feels like 64° · high of 64° near 5 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity93%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.79 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 62° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 64% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.25 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Dakota County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:07 AM6:57 PM ↓
11 h 50 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: 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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mostly clear night
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clear day
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TEMPERATURE °F
63°
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45°
CHANCE OF RAIN
64% · 0.24 in Tuesday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 38° 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°
60% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
76° 57°
10% rain — WSW 5 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
64° 44°
10% rain — NNW 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — WNW 5 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 46°
20% rain — SSW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 40°
0% rain — NW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 46°
0% rain — SSE 5 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 Randolph about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 820 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 250 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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St. Paul MN · 29 MI 29 miles north Minneapolis MN · 33 MI 33 miles north Plymouth MN · 41 MI 41 miles northwest Brooklyn Park MN · 43 MI 43 miles north Rochester MN · 44 MI 44 miles southeast Cedar Rapids IA · 189 MI 189 miles south
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Randolph

458 people, 890 ft above sea level in Dakota County.

890 ftElevation
458People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 64°
SunnyDew point 62°
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Today in Randolph

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 63° 0%
6p rain 64° 64%
9p mostly cloudy night 64° 11%
12a mostly cloudy night 65° 8%
3a mostly cloudy night 64° 1%
6a mostly cloudy night 64° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 64%
→
Tue60%
Showers likely Showers likely
62
64
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
76
B
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
44
64
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
62
A
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
40
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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