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MINNESOTA · JACKSON COUNTY

Rost

205 people, 1,440 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

1,440 ftElevation, city center
205People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Rain 63°
Rain now Dew point 61° · S 8 mph · high 65°
City of Rost River Interstate 2 miles
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The Rost 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 Rost

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Worthington Municipal Airport (KOTG) · 12:56 PM
Rain
63° Rain Feels like 63° · high of 65° near 5 PM
WindS 8 mphno gusts
Humidity93%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.77 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 88% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.34 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Jackson County
NWS Sioux Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:16 AM7:06 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
29
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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CHANCE OF RAIN
88% · 0.19 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 57 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 41° 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
65° 58°
90% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 55°
0% rain — SW 1 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
62° 46°
0% rain — N 12 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 47°
0% rain — ESE 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 47°
20% rain — WSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — N 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 50°
0% rain — SSE 10 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 Rost about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Rockies three days ago, and over Texas a day ago, about 1,180 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Texas; 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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Sioux Falls SD · 73 MI 73 miles west Bloomington MN · 128 MI 128 miles northeast Rochester MN · 142 MI 142 miles east Des Moines IA · 166 MI 166 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · JACKSON

Rost

205 people, 1,440 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

1,440 ftElevation
205People
36 sq miLand
Rain 63°
RainDew point 61°
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Today in Rost

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 62° 88%
4p mostly cloudy day 64° 8%
7p mostly cloudy night 65° 7%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 10%
1a mostly cloudy night 63° 2%
4a fog 61° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 88%
→
Tue90%
Showers likely Showers likely
58
65
A
Wed0%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
55
73
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
62
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
60
B
Sat20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
44
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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