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MINNESOTA · DAKOTA COUNTY

Vermillion

429 people, 840 ft above sea level in Dakota County.

840 ftElevation, city center
429People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Rain 63°
Rain now Dew point 59° · S 7 mph · high 66°
City of Vermillion River Interstate 2 miles
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The Vermillion 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 in Vermillion

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP) · 1:15 PM
Rain
63° Rain Feels like 63° · high of 66° near 1 PM
WindS 7 mphno gusts
Humidity87%falling to 75% this afternoon
Pressure29.82 in →steady
Visibility2 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortable38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 66% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.13 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Dakota County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 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
32
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
66% · 0.25 in Tuesday evening 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 56 to 63° ↑ 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 67° / 48°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
66° 61°
70% rain — S 14, gusts 25 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
76° 58°
10% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
65° 48°
0% rain — NNW 11 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 49°
0% rain — WNW 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 49°
30% rain — SW 9 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 44°
0% rain — NW 8 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 Vermillion about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 390 miles to the south three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 770 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,500 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from a point about 320 miles to the southeast; 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 · 20 MI 20 miles north Minneapolis MN · 25 MI 25 miles northwest Rochester MN · 51 MI 51 miles southeast Eau Claire WI · 73 MI 73 miles east St. Cloud MN · 84 MI 84 miles northwest Waterloo IA · 153 MI 153 miles south
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Vermillion

429 people, 840 ft above sea level in Dakota County.

840 ftElevation
429People
1 sq miLand
Rain 63°
RainDew point 59°
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Today in Vermillion

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 66° 38%
4p rain 64° 49%
7p rain 63° 41%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 12%
1a mostly cloudy night 64° 4%
4a mostly cloudy night 63° 2%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 66%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
66
A
Wed10%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
58
76
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
48
65
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
49
63
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
44
62
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
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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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