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Faribault County, Minnesota, United States

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21°C
Feels like 21°
Rain
▲ 29°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
12 mph N
Humidity
89%
Dew Point
19°
Pressure
28.77 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
100%
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Faribault County is currently rain at 21°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 2 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2245 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:40AM · Sunset: 7:49PM.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
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54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
21°
90%
3 AM
19°
71%
4 AM
18°
63%
5 AM
18°
61%
6 AM
17°
39%
7 AM
17°
15%
8 AM
18°
17%
9 AM
19°
13%
10 AM
21°
8%
11 AM
23°
11%
12 PM
24°
18%
1 PM
26°
9%
2 PM
28°
9%
3 PM
29°
19%
4 PM
29°
9%
5 PM
29°
9%
6 PM
28°
5%
7 PM
28°
9%
8 PM
26°
15%
9 PM
24°
15%
10 PM
22°
25%
11 PM
21°
25%
12 AM
21°
26%
1 AM
19°
29%
7-Day Forecast
Today
29° 19°
Mostly Clear with a 90% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 19°
Rain, 51% chance.
Fri
37° 20°
Mostly Clear with a 66% chance of rain.
Sat
35° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
Sun
36° 19°
Rain, 82% chance.
Mon
28° 20°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
Tue
36° 18°
Drizzle, 71% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 21° Rain 90% 12 mph N 89%
3 AM 19° Thunderstorm 71% 5 mph NNE 91%
4 AM 18° Rain 63% 9 mph E 96%
5 AM 18° Overcast 61% 8 mph E 96%
6 AM 17° Overcast 39% 6 mph SE 96%
7 AM 17° Mostly Cloudy 15% 4 mph SE 96%
8 AM 18° Partly Cloudy 17% 4 mph SSE 94%
9 AM 19° Partly Cloudy 13% 4 mph S 91%
10 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph SSE 87%
11 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 11% 2 mph SE 81%
12 PM 24° Mostly Clear 18% 3 mph ESE 75%
1 PM 26° Mostly Clear 9% 5 mph ESE 69%
2 PM 28° Mostly Clear 9% 5 mph SE 64%
3 PM 29° Mostly Clear 19% 6 mph SE 60%
4 PM 29° Mostly Clear 9% 7 mph SSE 57%
5 PM 29° Clear 9% 5 mph SE 61%
6 PM 28° Clear 5% 6 mph ESE 66%
7 PM 28° Clear 9% 7 mph E 71%
8 PM 26° Clear 15% 7 mph E 77%
9 PM 24° Mostly Clear 15% 7 mph E 83%
10 PM 22° Mostly Clear 25% 7 mph E 87%
11 PM 21° Partly Cloudy 25% 6 mph ESE 85%
12 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 26% 6 mph SE 83%
1 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 29% 6 mph SE 82%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/2
Mostly Clear
90%
19°
29°
Thu
9/3
Rain
51%
19°
34°
Fri
9/4
Mostly Clear
66%
20°
37°
Sat
9/5
Partly Cloudy
60%
19°
35°
Sun
9/6
Rain
82%
19°
36°
Mon
9/7
Heavy Rain
82%
20°
28°
Tue
9/8
Drizzle
71%
18°
36°
Wed
9/9
Drizzle
72%
13°
28°
Thu
9/10
Drizzle
44%
10°
27°
Fri
9/11
Rain
64%
12°
31°
Sat
9/12
Clear
60%
16°
29°
Sun
9/13
Drizzle
60%
15°
28°
Mon
9/14
Drizzle
60%
14°
28°
Tue
9/15
Drizzle
60%
15°
27°
Wed
9/16
Drizzle
60%
14°
27°
54
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
54 AQI 10.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
34 AQI 38 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 54 Moderate 34 54
Thu 39 Good 39 39
Fri 36 Good 36 36
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Sep 2, 05:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 60 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE55 J/kg
MLCAPE736 J/kg
MUCAPE1846 J/kg
SBCIN-342 J/kg
MLCIN-118 J/kg
Lifted Index-0.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear55 kt
0–1 km Shear18 kt
Eff. Shear51 kt
0–1 km SRH109
0–3 km SRH198
Eff. SRH196
Storm Motion256° @ 35 kt
0–1 km EHI0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.5
Supercell9.5
K-Index41.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.13 in
0–3 km LR4.2 °C/km
700–500 LR6.6 °C/km
Total Totals52.5
LCL949 hPa
LFC641 hPa
EL463 hPa
Freezing Lvl13,360 ft