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MINNESOTA · BENTON COUNTY

Sauk Rapids

526 people, 1,070 ft above sea level in Benton County.

1,070 ftElevation, city center
526People, 2024 estimate
7 sq miLand area
Rain 62°
Rain now Dew point 60° · S 9 mph · high 65°
City of Sauk Rapids River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sauk Rapids 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 Sauk Rapids

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW St. Cloud Regional Airport (KSTC) · 1:13 PM
Rain
62° Rain Feels like 62° · high of 65° near 5 PM
WindS 9 mphno gusts
Humidity93%falling to 87% this afternoon
Pressure29.77 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky36° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 67% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 260.47 in · 3 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Benton County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:12 AM7:01 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 28, 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
67% · 0.03 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 55 to 63° ↑ 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 65° / 42°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
65° 57°
70% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
76° 54°
0% rain — WSW 6 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 43°
0% rain — NNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 44°
0% rain — SW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 43°
50% rain up to 0.2″ WSW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 39°
0% rain — NW 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 45°
10% rain — SSE 7 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 Sauk Rapids about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,150 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; 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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St. Cloud MN · 7 MI 7 miles south Elk River MN · 36 MI 36 miles southeast Minneapolis MN · 64 MI 64 miles southeast St. Paul MN · 70 MI 70 miles southeast Rochester MN · 139 MI 139 miles southeast Fargo ND · 153 MI 153 miles northwest
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MINNESOTA · BENTON

Sauk Rapids

526 people, 1,070 ft above sea level in Benton County.

1,070 ftElevation
526People
7 sq miLand
Rain 62°
RainDew point 60°
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Today in Sauk Rapids

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 67%
4p rain 64° 44%
7p mostly cloudy night 63° 6%
10p mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
4a fog 60° 0%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 67%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
57
65
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
54
76
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
43
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
61
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
61
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
60
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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