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MINNESOTA · CARVER COUNTY

Waconia

1,044 people, 1,010 ft above sea level in Carver County.

1,010 ftElevation, city center
1,044People, 2024 estimate
24 sq miLand area
Rain 62°
Rain now Dew point 60° · SSE 3 mph · high 64°
City of Waconia River Interstate 2 miles
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The Waconia 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 Waconia

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Minneapolis - Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) · 1:14 PM
Rain
62° Rain Feels like 62° · high of 64° near 1 PM
WindSSE 3 mphno gusts
Humidity93%falling to 84% this afternoon
Pressure29.81 in →steady
Visibility2 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky39° 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. 270.39 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Carver County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:10 AM7:00 PM ↓
11 h 49 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% · 0.22 in Tuesday evening 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 58 to 64° ↑ 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 68° / 48°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
64° 60°
70% rain — S 13 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
75° 57°
10% rain — WSW 6 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
64° 47°
0% rain — N 9 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 47°
0% rain — WNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 47°
30% rain — SW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 43°
0% rain — NW 6 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 49°
10% 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 Waconia about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 930 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 410 miles to the south; 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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Neighboring plates

Minneapolis MN · 29 MI 29 miles east St. Paul MN · 37 MI 37 miles east Woodbury MN · 45 MI 45 miles east Rochester MN · 89 MI 89 miles southeast Eau Claire WI · 115 MI 115 miles east Fargo ND · 199 MI 199 miles northwest
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MINNESOTA · CARVER

Waconia

1,044 people, 1,010 ft above sea level in Carver County.

1,010 ftElevation
1,044People
24 sq miLand
Rain 62°
RainDew point 60°
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Today in Waconia

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 64° 51%
4p rain 64° 45%
7p rain 63° 33%
10p mostly cloudy night 64° 13%
1a partly cloudy night 63° 3%
4a mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 66%
→
Tue70%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
64
A
Wed10%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
57
75
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
47
64
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
62
B
Sat30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
43
61
C
Mon10%
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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