Faribault's Weather Page

Archive October 2026

Archive

Monday, Oct. 19, 2026

High 67, low 33, no rain

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The radar has gaps: 7:20 a.m. to 7:53 a.m.

Sky Cam, the Whole Day

Midnight to 11:59 p.m., 72 seconds, looking southeast

midnight11:59 p.m.

The Day at the Airport

High67°
Low33°
at 7:35 a.m.
RainNo rain
Radar-plus-gauge estimate (NCEP Stage IV)
Peak GustNo gusts reported
Strongest wind 10 mph
Vs. Normal4° above
Normal 58 / 34
Records83° (1950) / 12° (1972)
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 (7:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. the next morning)0.00 in.
MN-RC-83, Cannon City 0.7 ESE

The observer's 24 hours: 7:30 a.m. Oct. 19 to 7:30 a.m. Oct. 20. 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-83, Cannon City 0.7 ESE, 4.0 miles from Faribault.

Forecast vs. Actual

Day-1 forecasts, °F

Actual at KFBL: high 67°, low 33°.

Each model's forecast the morning before, and how far off it was
ModelForecast HighHigh MissForecast LowLow Miss
NAM · Open-Meteo63°3.9° cold39°5.9° warm
GEM · Open-Meteo63°4.3° cold40°6.9° warm
NAM · Aguacero62°4.8° cold40°6.5° warm
NWS64°3.1° cold42°8.7° warm
ICON · Open-Meteo63°4.6° cold41°7.4° warm
NWS grid · Aguacero64°3.2° cold43°9.8° warm
HRRR · Aguacero62°5.3° cold42°8.2° warm
ICON · Aguacero62°5.2° cold42°8.3° warm
HRRR · Open-Meteo62°5.2° cold42°8.4° warm
NBM · Open-Meteo62°4.7° cold44°10.2° warm
Euro · Aguacero63°4.6° cold44°10.4° warm
Euro · Open-Meteo63°4.3° cold44°10.7° warm
Euro (9 km) · Open-Meteo63°4.6° cold44°10.4° warm
GFS · Open-Meteo64°3.2° cold46°12.5° warm
GFS · Aguacero64°3.4° cold46°12.8° warm

Forecasts logged at 10:40 a.m. the day before (day 1; 9:40 a.m. in winter). The Report Card scores the models over months. Warm means the forecast was too high. Days are scored midnight to midnight Central Standard Time.

24 Hours at KFBL

°F, mph, inches

25°35°45°55°65°3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.noon3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.midnightWind, mph0510Pressure, inches30.1530.2730.40Temperature from 33° at 7:35 a.m. to 67° at 4:35 p.m.; dew point, wind and pressure through the day.25°35°45°55°65°6 a.m.noon6 p.m.midnightWind, mph0510Pressure, inches30.1530.2730.40Temperature from 33° at 7:35 a.m. to 67° at 4:35 p.m.; dew point, wind and pressure through the day.

Temperature (band colors)Dew pointWindGustsPressure

Sky and Sun

Sunrise 7:33 a.m. / Sunset 6:22 p.m.

10 hr 49 min of daylight

Moon That Night

Waxing Gibbous

60% lit

Aurora watch: peak Kp 1.0. In Faribault an aurora is possible at Kp 7 or more. NOAA SWPC planetary K-index, 3-hour periods.

Alerts and Storms

Rice County

A quiet day: no warnings, watches or advisories for Rice County, no storm reports and no severe outlook.

Radar

NWS Chanhassen (KMPX), 16 seconds

Other Readings

  • Straight River 3 mi SE of FaribaultHigh 4.76 ft at midnight, low 4.67 ft at 10:15 p.m.
  • Cannon River 5 mi N of FaribaultHigh 10.45 ft at midnight, low 10.33 ft at 9:30 p.m.
  • Peak Air Quality Open-Meteo (CAMS air quality model)AQI 30, Good, at midnight