Faribault's Weather Page

Archive October 2026

Archive

Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026

High 54, low 46, 0.06 in. of rain

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Sky Cam, the Whole Day

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

midnight11:59 p.m.

The Day at the Airport

High54°
at 3:15 p.m.
Low46°
at 8:15 a.m.
Rain0.06 in.
Radar-plus-gauge estimate (NCEP Stage IV)
Peak Gust17 mph
at 12:15 a.m.
Vs. Normal7° above
Normal 54 / 32
Records83° (1927) / 16° (1997)
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)0.24 in.
NCEP Stage IV at Faribault
Rain, CoCoRaHS observer (7:52 a.m. to 7:52 a.m. the next morning)0.01 in.
MN-RC-52, Faribault 0.7 SW

The observer's 24 hours: 7:52 a.m. Oct. 25 to 7:52 a.m. Oct. 26. 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-52, Faribault 0.7 SW, 1.0 miles from Faribault.

Forecast vs. Actual

Day-1 forecasts, °F

Actual at KFBL: high 54°, low 46°.

Each model's forecast the morning before, and how far off it was
ModelForecast HighHigh MissForecast LowLow Miss
NWS grid · Aguacero54°0.2° cold46°0.2° warm
NBM · Open-Meteo54°0.1° cold46°0.7° warm
NWS55°0.7° warm47°1.3° warm
HRRR · Open-Meteo52°2.3° cold45°0.6° cold
ICON · Open-Meteo51°3.5° cold46°0.2° cold
NAM · Open-Meteo52°2.6° cold44°1.4° cold
GFS · Aguacero58°3.5° warm45°0.9° cold
GEM · Open-Meteo54°0.4° cold50°4.1° warm
Euro · Aguacero54°0.3° cold50°4.3° warm
HRRR · Aguacero50°3.9° cold45°0.7° cold
Euro · Open-Meteo54°0.0°50°4.6° warm
GFS · Open-Meteo58°3.3° warm44°1.5° cold
Euro (9 km) · Open-Meteo55°0.3° warm50°4.6° warm
ICON · Aguacero51°3.2° cold48°1.8° warm
NAM · Aguacero52°2.3° cold43°3.2° cold

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°3 a.m.6 a.m.9 a.m.noon3 p.m.6 p.m.9 p.m.midnightWind, mph01020Pressure, inches30.2530.3830.50Temperature from 46° at 8:15 a.m. to 54° at 3:15 p.m.; dew point, wind and pressure through the day.25°35°45°55°6 a.m.noon6 p.m.midnightWind, mph01020Pressure, inches30.2530.3830.50Temperature from 46° at 8:15 a.m. to 54° at 3:15 p.m.; dew point, wind and pressure through the day.

Temperature (band colors)Dew pointWindGustsPressure

Sky and Sun

Sunrise 7:41 a.m. / Sunset 6:13 p.m.

10 hr 32 min of daylight

Moon That Night

Full Moon

100% 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

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

Radar

NWS Chanhassen (KMPX), 40 seconds

Other Readings

  • Straight River 3 mi SE of FaribaultHigh 4.41 ft at midnight, low 4.38 ft at 11:45 a.m.
  • Cannon River 5 mi N of FaribaultHigh 9.92 ft at 10:15 a.m., low 9.88 ft at 9:15 p.m.
  • Peak Air Quality Open-Meteo (CAMS air quality model)AQI 28, Good, at midnight