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MINNESOTA · COTTONWOOD COUNTY

Selma

169 people, 1,210 ft above sea level in Cottonwood County.

1,210 ftElevation, city center
169People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 63°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSE 5 mph · high 66°
City of Selma River Interstate 2 miles
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The Selma 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 Selma

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW St. James Municipal Airport (KJYG) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
63° Sunny Feels like 63° · high of 66° near 7 PM
WindSSE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity94%falling to 97% this afternoon
Pressure29.77 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 78% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 210.3 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Cottonwood County
NWS Sioux Falls and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:14 AM7:05 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 · ozone
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
78% · 0.34 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 66° Drier: 43° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 69° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
66° 59°
80% rain — S 14, gusts 25 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
75° 57°
10% rain — WSW 2 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 46°
0% rain — N 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 47°
0% rain — E 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 48°
30% rain — SW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 43°
0% rain — NNW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 50°
0% rain — SSE 8 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 Selma about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 740 miles to the south three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 940 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Ohio Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the Great Basin. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Sioux Falls SD · 97 MI 97 miles west Minneapolis MN · 102 MI 102 miles northeast St. Paul MN · 108 MI 108 miles northeast Des Moines IA · 184 MI 184 miles south
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MINNESOTA · COTTONWOOD

Selma

169 people, 1,210 ft above sea level in Cottonwood County.

1,210 ftElevation
169People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 63°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Selma

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 76%
4p rain 64° 35%
7p mostly cloudy night 66° 3%
10p mostly cloudy night 65° 9%
1a partly cloudy night 64° 3%
4a partly cloudy night 63° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 78%
→
Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
66
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
75
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
46
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
61
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
64
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
50
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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