Faribault, MN Weather Forecast
Rice County, Minnesota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Faribault, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Faribault, MN at a glance
Faribault is home to about 24,642 people in Rice County, across 16 square miles. It ranks 44th by population of 270 places in Minnesota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Northfield, 12 miles away.
- County
- Rice County
- Population
- 24,642 2023 est.
- Land area
- 16 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,589
- Forecast point
- 44.2997°N, 93.2789°W
How well can the network see Faribault?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMPX (Minneapolis, MN), to the NNW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,700 ft above Faribault. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Faribault is closer to its radar than 55% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KFBL (Faribault Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Faribault
- Northfield, MN12 mi
- Lonsdale, MN14 mi
- Owatonna, MN15 mi
- Montgomery, MN18 mi
- Elko New Market, MN19 mi
- Waseca, MN19 mi
- New Market, MN20 mi
- Cedar Lake, MN22 mi
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