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Northfield, MN weather

It is 56°F and cloudy at Stanton Airfield as of Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 51°F, 21% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 1:32 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

56°F

Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 88% · dew point 52°F

Pressure · visibility

30.07 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Stanton Airfield (KSYN), Oct 28, 12:35 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Northfield forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS MPX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the MPX office near Northfield.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Minnesota.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Northfield (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 1 AM53°FMostly Cloudy12%SSW 5 mph
Wed 2 AM53°FPatchy Fog18%SW 5 mph
Wed 3 AM53°FPatchy Fog21%SSW 5 mph
Wed 4 AM53°FPatchy Fog17%SSW 5 mph
Wed 5 AM54°FPatchy Fog14% 0 mph
Wed 6 AM53°FPatchy Fog14%S 5 mph
Wed 7 AM54°FPatchy Fog14%S 5 mph
Wed 8 AM54°FMostly Cloudy12%SSE 5 mph
Wed 9 AM55°FMostly Cloudy9%SSE 5 mph
Wed 10 AM59°FMostly Cloudy12%S 5 mph
Wed 11 AM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM65°FSlight Chance Rain Showers23%S 10 mph
Wed 1 PM67°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms31%S 10 mph
Wed 2 PM69°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms33%S 10 mph
Wed 3 PM70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms35%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM70°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms50%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM70°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely63%S 10 mph
Wed 6 PM68°FShowers And Thunderstorms82%S 10 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FShowers And Thunderstorms77%SSW 10 mph
Wed 8 PM64°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely71%SW 10 mph
Wed 9 PM61°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms49%WSW 5 mph
Wed 10 PM60°FMostly Cloudy8%W 5 mph
Wed 11 PM59°FMostly Cloudy7%WNW 5 mph
Thu 12 AM57°FMostly Cloudy4%WNW 5 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Northfield can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 51°F

Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

High 71°F·Low 43°F

Patchy fog before 8am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 59°F·Low 37°F

Patchy fog before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 37. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday

High 60°F·Low 39°F

Patchy fog before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Saturday

High 60°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

High 64°F·Low 50°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Monday

High 63°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

High 59°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Northfield is served by the National Weather Service MPX forecast office, forecast zone MNZ077, county zone MNC131.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Northfield (44.4556, -93.1703), in Rice County. Population: 21,316 (2024 estimate), number 57 of the 61 Minnesota cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KMPX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/44.4556,-93.1703 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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