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MINNESOTA · SIBLEY COUNTY

Washington Lake

460 people, 1,010 ft above sea level in Sibley County.

1,010 ftElevation, city center
460People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 61°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · SSE 6 mph · high 64°
City of Washington Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Washington Lake 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 Washington Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Glencoe Municipal Airport (KGYL) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
61° Sunny Feels like 61° · high of 64° near 3 PM
WindSSE 6 mphno gusts
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.74 in →steady
Visibility3 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 4 PMin about 1 hours · 53% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Sibley County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:11 AM7:01 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 · 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
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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overcast
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy day
partly cloudy day
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mostly clear night
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mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
64°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
53% · 0.08 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 58 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 39° 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° 59°
50% rain — S 10 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
75° 55°
0% rain — SW 3 B
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 44°
0% rain — N 8 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 45°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 45°
20% rain — WSW 3 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
61° 40°
0% rain — NNW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 47°
0% rain — SSE 3 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 Washington Lake 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 the Ohio Valley; 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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MINNESOTA · SIBLEY

Washington Lake

460 people, 1,010 ft above sea level in Sibley County.

1,010 ftElevation
460People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 61°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Washington Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 0%
6p mostly cloudy day 64° 26%
9p mostly cloudy night 63° 8%
12a partly cloudy night 63° 3%
3a partly cloudy night 62° 0%
6a fog 60° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 4 PM · 53%
→
Tue50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
64
A
Wed0%
Partly cloudy; warmer Partly cloudy; warmer
55
75
B
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
44
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
61
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
62
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
40
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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