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MINNESOTA · LE SUEUR COUNTY

Waterville

690 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Le Sueur County.

1,060 ftElevation, city center
690People, 2024 estimate
31 sq miLand area
Rain 65°
Rain now Dew point 61° · S 10 mph · high 64°
City of Waterville River Interstate 2 miles
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The Waterville 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 Waterville

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (KOWA) · 2:35 PM
Rain
65° Rain Feels like 65° · high of 64° near 10 PM
WindS 10 mphno gusts
Humidity86%falling to 87% this afternoon
Pressure29.78 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Today, about 2 PMin about 1 hours · 59% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.08 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Le Sueur County
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:09 AM6:59 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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
59% · 0.19 in Tuesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 54 to 66° ↑ 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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 61°
60% rain — S 14 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
73° 57°
20% rain — SW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
62° 45°
10% rain — NNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 44°
0% rain — NNE 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 46°
20% rain — SSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Sunny Sunny
60° 41°
0% rain — NW 5 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
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 Waterville about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,040 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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Lakeville MN · 34 MI 34 miles northeast Burnsville MN · 39 MI 39 miles northeast Minneapolis MN · 52 MI 52 miles north St. Paul MN · 54 MI 54 miles northeast Sioux Falls SD · 164 MI 164 miles west Cedar Rapids IA · 185 MI 185 miles southeast
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MINNESOTA · LE SUEUR

Waterville

690 people, 1,060 ft above sea level in Le Sueur County.

1,060 ftElevation
690People
31 sq miLand
Rain 65°
RainDew point 61°
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Today in Waterville

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now rain 63° 59%
5p rain 62° 55%
8p mostly cloudy night 63° 13%
11p mostly cloudy night 64° 11%
2a mostly cloudy night 64° 3%
5a mostly cloudy night 63° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINToday about 2 PM · 59%
→
Tue60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
64
A
Wed20%
Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
57
73
B
Thu10%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
45
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
44
60
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
61
C
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
41
60
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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