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Cottonwood, MN Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (56229)

Current Conditions From Nearby Station  

Mostly Cloudy 64°F
Feels Like 64°F  
Humidity 85% Dew Point 59°F Wind SE 17 MPH Gusts 31 Barometer 29.55 in.750.6 mm
Solar Rad 346 w/m2 Visibility 12.43 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET station 6.4 miles NNE of central Cottonwood
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Current Conditions From Nearby Station  

Mostly Cloudy 64°F
Feels Like 64°F  
Humidity 85% Dew Point 59°F Wind SE 17 MPH Gusts 31 Barometer 29.55 in.750.6 mm
Solar Rad 346 w/m2 Visibility 12.43 mi.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET station 6.4 miles NNE of central Cottonwood
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunOct 12
Sun Oct 12: Thunderstorms, High 77°F, Low 42°F
20%
77°
42°
MonOct 13
Mon Oct 13: Sunny, High 60°F, Low 42°F
60°
42°
TueOct 14
Tue Oct 14: Showers, High 52°F, Low 44°F
30%
52°
44°
WedOct 15
Wed Oct 15: Showers, High 60°F, Low 52°F
30%
60°
52°
ThuOct 16
Thu Oct 16: Showers, High 73°F, Low 51°F
50%
73°
51°
FriOct 17
Fri Oct 17: Showers, High 65°F, Low 46°F
40%
65°
46°
SatOct 18
Sat Oct 18: Rain Showers with Mostly Sunny, High 65°F, Low 41°F
20%
65°
41°

Week Ahead Summary

Temperatures drop from 77°F to a low of 52°F, then recover to 65°F by week's end. Unsettled weather expected with rain likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 6°F above the historical average for October. Normal highs for this period are around 59°F with lows around 36°F.



This Date in Weather History

1987 - Floyd, the only hurricane to make landfall the entire season, moved across the Florida Keys. Floyd produced wind gusts to 59 mph at Duck Key, and up to nine inches of rain in southern Florida. Sixteen cities in the Ohio Valley and the Middle Mississippi Valley reported record low temperatures for the date. Record lows included 27 degrees at Paducah KY, and 24 degrees at Rockford IL and Springfield IL.

More on this and other weather history


Cottonwood 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Oct 12

Thunderstorms

Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. South wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thunderstorms with Mostly Cloudy

Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Oct 13

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Oct 14

Showers

Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Showers

Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Oct 15

Showers

Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thunderstorms

Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Oct 16

Showers

Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Showers

Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Oct 17

Showers

Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Showers with Partly Cloudy

Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday Oct 18

Rain Showers with Mostly Sunny

Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Showers with Partly Cloudy

Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sun & Moon   Monthly

First Light 7:06 AM

Sunrise 7:35 AM

Sunset 6:45 PM

Last Light 7:14 PM

Moonrise 9:40 PM

Moonset 2:37 PM

Moon Phase
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Contiguous United States Extremes

Sat's High Temperature
99 at Stovepipe Wells, CA

Sun's Low Temperature
14 at 22 Miles Southwest Of Manila, UT


Weather Folklore

Trout jump high when a rain is nigh.


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About Cottonwood, Minnesota

Cottonwood is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,149 at the 2020 census.

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