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Plainview, MN Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Rochester, Rochester International Airport · 1 hr ago
Forecast
10-day-
This Afternoon
Sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South wind around 9 mph.
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Tonight
Clear, with a low around 46. South wind around 6 mph.
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Wednesday
Sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now59°
- 1 PM64°
- 2 PM68°
- 3 PM68°
- 4 PM68°
- 5 PM66°
- 6 PM62°
- 7 PM58°
- 8 PM54°
- 9 PM53°
- 10 PM51°
- 11 PM50°
- Wed12 AM49°
- 1 AM48°
- 2 AM47°
- 3 AM47°
- 4 AM47°
- 5 AM46°
- 6 AM46°
- 7 AM46°
- 8 AM47°
- 9 AM51°
- 10 AM57°
- 11 AM62°
10-day forecast
Details- TodayOct 20Sunny46°68°
- WedOct 21Sunny48°71°
- ThuOct 22Mostly Sunny52°72°
- FriOct 23Mostly Sunny55°70°
- SatOct 24Partly Sunny22%52°69°
- SunOct 25Slight Chance Rain Showers20%45°64°
- MonOct 26Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny16%40°57°
- TueOct 27Mostly sunny33°48°
- WedOct 28Mostly sunny35°56°
- ThuOct 29Mostly sunny35°47°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
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Air quality
Forecast
- TueGood (44)
- WedGood
- ThuGood
Mississippi River Valley, MN reporting area. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyAlma Dam 4, records since 1939. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Rochester 29 km
- Winona 44 km
- Red Wing 53 km
- Kasson 49 km
- Stewartville 43 km
- Byron 41 km
- Lake City 33 km
- Goodview 40 km
- Saint Charles 23 km
- Zumbrota 42 km
- Pine Island 38 km
- Arcadia 54 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in ARX, issued 6 hrs ago
Key Messages
- Unseasonably warm into the weekend.
- Dry through Thursday night and then maybe some small rain chances from Friday into the weekend.
- Much uncertainty on temperatures and rain chances early next week.
Discussion
Issued at 1146 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026
Today through Thursday night
An anomalous 500 mb ridge will remain in control of the area's weather through Thursday night. This high will provide dry weather and unseasonably warm temperatures. High temperatures will warm from the mid- and upper 60s today and be in the lower and mid-70s on Thursday. Low temperatures will be in the 30s and 40s tonight and Wednesday night and in the 40s and 50s on Thursday night.
Friday and Friday night
A negatively tilted trough will move through Minnesota and western and northern Wisconsin. There is still plenty of uncertainty on whether there will be enough low-level moisture for any rain to move into our area.
With some more cover, high temperatures will be a bit cooler (mainly in the 60s). Low temperatures will be a bit warmer (upper 40s to mid-50s).
Aviation
Issued at 600 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026
Valley fog has developed overnight and is currently impacting ONA/PDC/OVS with issues seen on all side of LSE but seemingly not within 5 nautical miles. In any case, still prudent to carry a TEMPO at LSE given how close the issues are to impacting the terminal. Once the fog dissipates around 14-15z, VFR conditions will return. Fog may develop once again Wednesday morning primarily impacting the Wisconsin River valley and OVS while low level winds may be too strong for this to impact LSE once again so have kept it out of the TAF near the end of the period.
Arx Watches
WI...None. MN...None. IA...None.
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