Severe Thunderstorm Watch 5:00 AM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 5:00 AM

Faribault County, Minnesota, United States

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19°C
Feels like 20°
Rain
▲ 29°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
8 mph N
Humidity
93%
Dew Point
18°
Pressure
28.76 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
94%
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Faribault County is currently rain at 19°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 87% around 3 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2291 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:40AM · Sunset: 7:49PM.

54 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
19°
87%
4 AM
18°
61%
5 AM
18°
61%
6 AM
17°
24%
7 AM
17°
13%
8 AM
18°
23%
9 AM
19°
25%
10 AM
21°
6%
11 AM
23°
6%
12 PM
25°
6%
1 PM
26°
18%
2 PM
28°
23%
3 PM
29°
23%
4 PM
29°
12%
5 PM
29°
12%
6 PM
28°
8%
7 PM
28°
9%
8 PM
26°
14%
9 PM
25°
15%
10 PM
21°
25%
11 PM
21°
25%
12 AM
21°
25%
1 AM
21°
26%
2 AM
21°
29%
7-Day Forecast
Today
29° 19°
Mostly Clear with a 87% chance of rain.
Thu
34° 19°
Rain, 64% chance.
Fri
37° 20°
Mostly Clear with a 70% chance of rain.
Sat
35° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
Sun
36° 19°
Rain, 74% chance.
Mon
28° 21°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
Tue
36° 18°
Drizzle, 71% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 19° Rain 87% 8 mph N 93%
4 AM 18° Rain 61% 9 mph ESE 96%
5 AM 18° Overcast 61% 8 mph E 96%
6 AM 17° Overcast 24% 6 mph ESE 96%
7 AM 17° Partly Cloudy 13% 4 mph SSE 96%
8 AM 18° Partly Cloudy 23% 4 mph SSE 93%
9 AM 19° Partly Cloudy 25% 4 mph SSE 90%
10 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 6% 4 mph SSE 86%
11 AM 23° Mostly Clear 6% 2 mph SSE 80%
12 PM 25° Mostly Clear 6% 3 mph SE 74%
1 PM 26° Mostly Clear 18% 5 mph ESE 68%
2 PM 28° Mostly Clear 23% 5 mph SE 64%
3 PM 29° Mostly Clear 23% 6 mph SE 60%
4 PM 29° Mostly Clear 12% 7 mph SSE 57%
5 PM 29° Clear 12% 6 mph SE 61%
6 PM 28° Clear 8% 6 mph SE 66%
7 PM 28° Clear 9% 7 mph ESE 71%
8 PM 26° Clear 14% 7 mph E 77%
9 PM 25° Mostly Clear 15% 7 mph E 82%
10 PM 21° Mostly Clear 25% 7 mph ESE 87%
11 PM 21° Partly Cloudy 25% 6 mph ESE 86%
12 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 25% 6 mph SE 84%
1 AM 21° Partly Cloudy 26% 6 mph SE 82%
2 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 29% 5 mph SSE 83%
15-Day Forecast
Today
9/2
Mostly Clear
87%
19°
29°
Thu
9/3
Rain
64%
19°
34°
Fri
9/4
Mostly Clear
70%
20°
37°
Sat
9/5
Partly Cloudy
60%
19°
35°
Sun
9/6
Rain
74%
19°
36°
Mon
9/7
Heavy Rain
82%
21°
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
Drizzle
60%
15°
28°
Sun
9/13
Drizzle
60%
14°
28°
Mon
9/14
Clear
60%
14°
28°
Tue
9/15
Clear
60%
14°
28°
Wed
9/16
Clear
60%
14°
28°
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 LCL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Wed Sep 2, 06:00'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
SBCAPE0 J/kg
MLCAPE168 J/kg
MUCAPE1652 J/kg
SBCIN
MLCIN-117 J/kg
Lifted Index2.3
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear52 kt
0–1 km Shear11 kt
Eff. Shear44 kt
0–1 km SRH-1
0–3 km SRH124
Eff. SRH182
Storm Motion258° @ 37 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.1
Supercell6.9
K-Index38.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.11 in
0–3 km LR4.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals48.9
LCL954 hPa
LFC
EL
Freezing Lvl13,612 ft