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Monday, Nov. 2, 2026
High 65, low 57, 0.44 in. of rain
Midnight to 11:59 p.m., 62 seconds, looking southeast
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.
Awaiting observer report.
Day-1 forecasts, °F
Actual at KFBL: high 65°, low 57°.
| Model | Forecast High | High Miss | Forecast Low | Low Miss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICON · Open-Meteo | 65° | 0.2° warm | 57° | 0.2° cold |
| ICON · Aguacero | 65° | 0.2° cold | 57° | 0.5° cold |
| Euro · Open-Meteo | 64° | 0.6° cold | 57° | 0.2° warm |
| Euro · Aguacero | 64° | 1.0° cold | 57° | 0.0° |
| GFS · Open-Meteo | 65° | 0.0° | 56° | 1.2° cold |
| Euro (9 km) · Open-Meteo | 64° | 0.8° cold | 57° | 0.4° cold |
| GEM · Open-Meteo | 65° | 0.1° warm | 58° | 1.2° warm |
| GFS · Aguacero | 65° | 0.2° cold | 56° | 1.4° cold |
| HRRR · Open-Meteo | 62° | 2.8° cold | 57° | 0.3° cold |
| HRRR · Aguacero | 62° | 2.9° cold | 57° | 0.4° cold |
| NBM · Open-Meteo | 63° | 2.1° cold | 56° | 1.2° cold |
| NWS | 63° | 1.8° cold | 55° | 2.0° cold |
| NAM · Aguacero | 61° | 4.3° cold | 55° | 1.9° cold |
| NAM · Open-Meteo | 60° | 4.7° cold | 55° | 1.6° 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.
°F, mph, inches
Temperature (band colors)Dew pointWindGustsPressure
Sunrise 6:52 a.m. / Sunset 5:01 p.m.
10 hr 9 min of daylight
Moon That Night
Waning Crescent
40% lit
Aurora watch: peak Kp 3.0. In Faribault an aurora is possible at Kp 7 or more. NOAA SWPC planetary K-index, 3-hour periods.
Rice County
A quiet day: no warnings, watches or advisories for Rice County, no storm reports and no severe outlook.
NWS Chanhassen (KMPX), 38 seconds
- Straight River 3 mi SE of FaribaultHigh 4.56 ft at 11:15 p.m., low 4.31 ft at 4 a.m.
- Cannon River 5 mi N of FaribaultHigh 10.08 ft at 5:30 p.m., low 9.83 ft at midnight
- Peak Air Quality Open-Meteo (CAMS air quality model)AQI 45, Good, at 5 a.m.