Medford, Minnesota

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Local Time: 9:14 PM CDT on July 09, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 44.2° N 93.2° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 95 (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Five (Western Pacific)

Active Advisory: Severe Thunderstorm Watch (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Public Information Statement

	Current Conditions

Owatonna, Minnesota (Airport)

Updated: 8:54 PM CDT on July 09, 2009

72 °F

Clear

Humidity:	78%
Dew Point:	64 °F
Wind:	8 mph from the SE
Pressure:	29.94 in (Steady)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1145 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KOWA)
Wind Speed:	7.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	130° (SE)
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Owatonna	72 °F	Clear	8:54 PM CDT
	Faribault	73 °F	Clear	8:54 PM CDT
	Waseca	68 °F	Scattered Clouds	8:57 PM CDT
	Dodge Center	68 °F	Clear	8:55 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

84 °F

63 °F

Record

98 °F (1974)

49 °F (1963)

Yesterday

66 °F

64 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Morris	86°F
Benson	84°F
Wheaton NDB	84°F
Fergus Falls	84°F
Anoka County	84°F

State Lows:
Silver Bay	39°F
Ely	42°F
Grand Marais Airport	42°F
Two Harbors	44°F
Eveleth	44°F

Astronomy

July 9, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:38 AM CDT

8:57 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:03 AM CDT

9:33 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:16 AM CDT

10:19 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:18 AM CDT

11:16 PM CDT

Moon

10:15 PM CDT (7/9)

7:45 AM CDT (7/9)

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 30m

Length of Day

15h 18m

Tomorrow will be 1m 17s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 94% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Medford, MN

72 °F

Clear

at 8:54 PM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 55049

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
81° F \| 56° F	77° F \| 58° F	79° F \| 59° F	81° F \| 61° F	83° F \| 63° F
Chance of T-storms 30% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Forecast for Steele

Updated: 7:09 PM CDT on July 9, 2009
	Rest of Tonight Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 65. South winds 5 to 15 mph.
	Friday Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to 60. Northwest winds 5 mph.
	Saturday Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 10 mph.
	Sunday Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night and Monday Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Highs around 80.
	Monday Night Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows 60 to 65.
	Tuesday and Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 85. Lows around 65.
	Wednesday through Thursday Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Lows around 60.
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Reds vs. Phillies	7:05 PM EDT on July 09, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 74 °F
Royals vs. Red Sox	7:10 PM EDT on July 09, 2009	Clear, 58 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 68° F/ 20° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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MesoWest Medford , Medford, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

1106 ft

8:20 PM CDT

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TeBeests, Clear Lake Park, Waseca, MN

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71.5 °F

64 °F

78%

North at 255.3 mph

29.84 in

0.00 in / hr

72 °F

1151 ft

9:14 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

MNDOT Albert Lea I-35 Mile Post 30, Hope, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73 °F

66 °F

79%

South at 12 mph

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

1192 ft

6:03 PM CDT

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City Outskirts (Highway 1), Dundas, MN

Dundas Area Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

70.8 °F

65 °F

83%

SSW at 2.0 mph

29.87 in

0.00 in / hr

70 °F

999 ft

9:14 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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Spruce Court Weather, Northfield, MN

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70.1 °F

63 °F

78%

South at 0.0 mph

29.90 in

0.00 in / hr

72 °F

960 ft

9:14 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

Sibley Swale, Northfield, MN

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72.8 °F

64 °F

73%

South at 0.0 mph

28.82 in

0.00 in / hr

74 °F

1016 ft

9:14 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Northfield MN US, Northfield, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

71 °F

65 °F

82%

ENE at 0 mph

29.92 in

0.00 in / hr

71 °F

908 ft

8:47 PM CDT

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Wilton Township, Waseca County, MN, Waseca, MN

Pantheon Bulldogs, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

69.1 °F

67 °F

94%

SE at 6.2 mph

30.12 in

0.00 in / hr

1150 ft

9:14 PM CDT

Rapid Fire

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MNDOT Little Chicago I-35 Mile Post 70, Webster, MN

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

72 °F

68 °F

89%

SSE at 0 mph

0.00 in / hr

999 ft

9:05 PM CDT

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MesoWest Ellendale South , Geneva, MN

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82 °F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

1257 ft

5:45 PM CDT

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Warnings and Notices

	Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Statement as of 9:07 PM CDT on July 09, 2009 The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 569 in effect until 4 am CDT Friday for the following areas In Minnesota this watch includes 12 counties In south central Minnesota Blue Earth Brown Faribault Freeborn Le Sueur Martin Nicollet Rice Steele Waseca Watonwan In southwest Minnesota Redwood This includes the cities of... Albert Lea... Blue Earth... Fairmont... Faribault... Le Sueur... Mankato... New Ulm... Owatonna... Redwood Falls... St. James... St. Peter and Waseca.

	Public Information Statement
Statement as of 09:08 PM CDT on July 09, 2009 ... severe thunderstorm safety rules... Severe thunderstorms produce strong damaging winds... large hail... heavy rain and deadly lightning. Stay indoors and away from windows. Stay away from areas with loose items that could become flying debris. Severe thunderstorms can sometimes produce straightline winds in excess of 100 mph. Remember that severe thunderstorms can also produce tornadoes with little or no warning. Lightning is the single worst killer so stay indoors and avoid using electrical appliances. You should get away from open fields and off any heavy equipment. Avoid solitary trees. If near a lake... get away from the water and to shelter as quickly as possible.