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MINNESOTA · STEARNS COUNTY

Wakefield

2,842 people, 1,190 ft above sea level in Stearns County.

1,190 ftElevation, city center
2,842People, 2024 estimate
30 sq miLand area
Rain 64°
Rain now Dew point 60° · S 6 mph · high 64°
City of Wakefield River Interstate 2 miles
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The Wakefield 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 Wakefield

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Maple Lake Municipal Airport (KMGG) · 1:35 PM
Rain
64° Rain Feels like 64° · high of 64° near 2 PM
WindS 6 mphno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 87% this afternoon
Pressure29.78 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 60° · Sticky37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 1 PMin about 1 hours · 76% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 270.49 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Stearns County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:13 AM7:02 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
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
76% · 0.14 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 56 to 62° ↑ 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 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Showers likely Showers likely
64° 58°
80% rain — S 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
76° 55°
0% rain — WSW 3 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
65° 45°
0% rain — N 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 46°
0% rain — SW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 46°
40% rain up to 0.1″ WSW 5 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
62° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 47°
0% rain — SSE 5 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 Wakefield about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,090 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Ozarks; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Wakefield on the Forecast Network

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MINNESOTA · STEARNS

Wakefield

2,842 people, 1,190 ft above sea level in Stearns County.

1,190 ftElevation
2,842People
30 sq miLand
Rain 64°
RainDew point 60°
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Today in Wakefield

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 76%
4p rain 64° 44%
7p mostly cloudy night 63° 10%
10p mostly cloudy night 62° 2%
1a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 1 PM · 76%
→
Tue80%
Showers likely Showers likely
58
64
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
55
76
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
45
65
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
62
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
46
63
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
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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