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This is the current conditions weather report for Monticello. The report was made 34 minutes ago, at 03:33 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 6 miles per hour / 9.3 kilometers per hour from the south (180°). The temperature was 23°F / -5°C, with a dew-point at 23°F / -5°C. The temperature felt like 16°F / -9°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.06 inHg / 1019 hPa. The relative humidity was 46%. The skies were clear.

Monticello is a city in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 7,868 at the 2000 census, and according to recent estimates has grown to 10,882. Monticello is located on the Mississippi River at the northern edge of Wright County.

Each winter, hundreds of trumpeter swans nest near Mississippi Drive Park in Monticello as the Mississippi River is heated from warm water discharged by the Monticello Nuclear Generation Plant.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.1 km² (6.2 mi²), all land. Lake Maria State Park is nearby. The city's latitude is 45.305 degrees North and its longitude is 93.793 degrees West. Its elevation is 922 feet. It is in the Central time zone.

In the city the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

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