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This is the current conditions weather report for Apple Valley. The report was made 36 minutes ago, at 03:05 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 13 miles per hour / 20.4 kilometers per hour from the westnorthwest (290°). The temperature was 10°F / -12°C, with a dew-point at 10°F / -12°C. The temperature felt like -4°F / -20°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.47 inHg / 1033 hPa. The relative humidity was 61%. The skies were clear.

Apple Valley is a city located in northwestern Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and a suburb of the Twin Cities. It was incorporated in 1969, and was known before then as Lebanon Township. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 45,527, making it the 15th most populous city in Minnesota. Apple Valley is home to the Minnesota Zoo, a nationally-famous zoological garden which houses hundreds of animals from several distinct climatological zones.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 45.9 km² (17.7 mi²). 44.9 km² (17.3 mi²) of its land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (2.14%) is water. The city's geography is rolling, elevation from the lowest to the highest points in the city vary by a hundred feet or more. The downtown area and its adjacent residential district (which formed the original core of the city when it was incorporated) are located in a shallow valley, lending the city (in part) its name.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. For several years, the city's population was among the fastest growing in Minnesota, but it has virtually exhausted the amount of additional buildable land within city limits, and so its growth has slowed considerably since 1990.

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