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MINNESOTA · FREEBORN COUNTY

Shell Rock

378 people, 1,270 ft above sea level in Freeborn County.

1,270 ftElevation, city center
378People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 65°
Sunny now Dew point 58° · SSE 12 mph · high 64°
City of Shell Rock River Interstate 2 miles
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The Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL) · 1:35 PM
Sunny
65° Sunny Feels like 65° · high of 64° near 1 PM
WindSSE 12 mphno gusts
Humidity78%falling to 78% this afternoon
Pressure29.81 in →steady
Visibility5 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 58° · Comfortable40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 57% 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 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:07 AM6:58 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
40
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 39, 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
57% · 0.09 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 56 to 67° ↑ The front passes 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 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 61°
60% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
74° 58°
20% rain — WSW 2 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
64° 47°
20% rain — N 9 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 45°
0% rain — NNE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 47°
20% rain — SSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 43°
0% rain — NNW 5 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 Shell Rock about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, about 840 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from a point about 210 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · FREEBORN

Shell Rock

378 people, 1,270 ft above sea level in Freeborn County.

1,270 ftElevation
378People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 65°
SunnyDew point 58°
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Today in Shell Rock

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 28%
4p rain 62° 57%
7p mostly cloudy night 63° 20%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 10%
1a mostly cloudy night 64° 25%
4a mostly cloudy night 64° 4%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 57%
→
Tue60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
64
A
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
58
74
B
Thu20%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
47
64
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
61
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
63
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
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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