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Updated: 4:34 AM CDT on May 26, 2012
Observed at Appleton, Minnesota
Temperature 55°F
Humidity 88%
Dew Point 52°F
Wind ENE at 6 mph
Pressure 30.05 in (Steady)
Conditions Overcast
Visibility 10.0 miles
UV 0 out of 16
Clouds Overcast (OVC) : 8000 ft
Yesterday's Maximum 63°F
Yesterday's Minimum 46°F approx.
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 11 approx.
Sunrise5:43 AM CDT
Sunset8:59 PM CDT
Moon Rise10:52 AM CDT
Moon Set12:28 AM CDT
Moon PhaseMoon Phase
Waxing Crescent
Raw METARMETAR KAQP 260934Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM OVC080 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2

Appleton, MN

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Forecast as of 3:03 am CDT on May 26, 2012 from station KAQP
Forecast source: BestForecast - NWS
Now

Multiple bands of thunderstorms...some with hail...strong gusty winds and very heavy to intense rain showers are moving across south central Minnesota...from Jackson to Fairmont...Albert Lea and Owatonna. The storms with the most intense rain showers and hail are located near Fairmont and should move across Blue Earth...Minnesota Lake... and Ellendale between now and reaching Owatonna before 500 am. Heaviest rain falls are half an inch to and inch an hour across southern parts of south central Minnesota near I-90. Otherwise...widely scattered areas of light rain showers are falling across most of Minnesota...and western Wisconsin this morning. Most of these showers are evaporating before reaching the ground. Estimated rain fall rates are light...from a trace to a few hundredths of an inch.



Forecast as of 4:00 AM CDT on May 26, 2012 from station KAQP
Forecast source: BestForecast - NWS
Saturday

Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers, then thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 66F. Breezy. Winds from the East at 15 to 20 mph shifting to the West in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible.

Saturday Night

Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 61F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Sunday

Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 88F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 57F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.

Monday

Partly cloudy. High of 63F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 46F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. High of 55F. Winds from the WNW at 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Night

Overcast in the evening, then clear. Low of 37F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy. High of 63F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 39F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Clear. High of 66F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear. Low of 43F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Friday

Partly cloudy. High of 68F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Friday Night

Clear. Low of 50F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Saturday

Partly cloudy. High of 73F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 57F. Winds less than 5 mph.

Sunday

Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 75F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 77F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%.

Tuesday Night

Clear. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 30%.


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