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Monday, Sept. 28, 2026

High 73, low 55, no rain

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Sky Cam, the Whole Day

Midnight to 11:59 p.m., 71 seconds, looking southeast

midnight11:59 p.m.

Rebuilt from the camera's full-size frames after the day ended. No radar loop was kept for this day.

The Day at the Airport

High73°
at 3:35 p.m.
Low55°
at 2:15 a.m.
RainNo rain
Radar-plus-gauge estimate (NCEP Stage IV)
Peak GustNo gusts reported
Strongest wind 9 mph
Vs. Normal8° above
Normal 68 / 44
Records91° (1898) / 24° (1942)
High / low for the date

KFBL (Faribault airport), over The airport's day Midnight to midnight standard time all year (1 a.m. to 1 a.m. in daylight time): the day the airport's high and low cover. This site's report card: midnight to midnight standard time. Rain: NCEP Stage IV at Faribault for the local calendar day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Normals: NOAA 1991–2020. Records: Faribault co-op, 1895-2011.

Rain Gauges

Rain, radar-plus-gauge estimate (morning to morning)0.00 in.
NCEP Stage IV at Faribault
Rain, CoCoRaHS observer (7 a.m. to 7 a.m. the next morning)0.00 in.
MN-RC-94, Faribault 1.2 NNE

The observer's 24 hours: 7 a.m. Sept. 28 to 7 a.m. Sept. 29. The estimate covers the 24 hours to 7 a.m. (6 a.m. in winter). Volunteer gauge readings from CoCoRaHS; estimate from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

The usual observer (MN-RC-45, Faribault 1.7 N) didn't report, so this is the nearest station that did: MN-RC-94, Faribault 1.2 NNE, 1.4 miles from Faribault.

24 Hours at KFBL

°F, mph, inches

50°55°60°65°70°75°80°3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.noon3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.midnightWind, mph0510Pressure, inches29.9030.0530.20Temperature from 55° at 2:15 a.m. to 73° at 3:35 p.m.; dew point, wind and pressure through the day.50°55°60°65°70°75°80°6 a.m.noon6 p.m.midnightWind, mph0510Pressure, inches29.9030.0530.20Temperature from 55° at 2:15 a.m. to 73° at 3:35 p.m.; dew point, wind and pressure through the day.

Temperature (band colors)Dew pointWindGustsPressure

Sky and Sun

Sunrise 7:07 a.m. / Sunset 6:59 p.m.

11 hr 52 min of daylight

Moon That Night

Waning Gibbous

95% lit

Aurora watch: peak Kp 2.0. In Faribault an aurora is possible at Kp 7 or more. NOAA SWPC planetary K-index, 3-hour periods.

Alerts and Storms

Rice County

  • Dense Fog Advisory In effect from Sept. 27, until 10 a.m. Details

Radar

No radar loop for this day.

Other Readings

  • Straight River 3 mi SE of FaribaultGauge out of service
  • Cannon River 5 mi N of FaribaultHigh 12.27 ft at midnight, low 12.07 ft at 12:30 p.m.
  • Peak Air Quality Open-Meteo (CAMS air quality model)AQI 46, Good, at 5 a.m.