1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.
2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.
3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.
4 Updated at Noon Central Time.
5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).
6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.
8 Soil moisture and temperatures are from sensors burried in the ground at the levels specified.
9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.
NWS Weather Forecast -
Outlook Today & Tonight
Today
Sleet then Slight Chance Sleet
Hi 47°F
NWS forecast: Sleet and freezing rain and rain and snow before 8am, then rain and snow between 8am and 9am, then a slight chance of sleet and rain and snow between 9am and 1pm, then rain likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain. Cloudy. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Local station forecast:Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.
Tonight
Chance T-storms then Cloudy
Lo 34°F
NWS forecast: A chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 34. South southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday Night Partly Cloudy
Friday
Partly Sunny
Friday Night Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain
