Ocheyedan River near Spencer
5.7 mi- Level
- 2.7 ft
- Flow
- 135 cfs
Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 6:30 AM CDT at KSPW
Clear and 55°13°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 8 PM.
Today: low 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°), high 74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°).
Now 55°13°
Clear
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 6a | Clear | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 69% | 15% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Clear | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 67% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 68% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 61% | 46% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 56% | 52% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly cloudy | 68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 49% | 49% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 50% | 73% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 5%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 48% | 77% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 10%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 49% | 94% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 10%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 55% | 98% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 10%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 58% | 95% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 62% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°) | 60°16° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 64% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 69% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 76% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 74% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 40% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 77% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 77% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 80% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 80% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 77% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 80% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 77% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 77% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 79% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 77% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 69% | 95% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 61% | 97% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 59% | 90% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 57% | 71% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 55% | 68% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Mostly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 48°9° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 55% | 65% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 48°9° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 53% | 64% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 48°9° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 55% | 66% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 51% | 72% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 57% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 61% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 63% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 65% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 68% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 68% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 68% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 70% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 76% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 37°3° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 36°2° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 86% | 100% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain showers likely after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 74°, low 47°.
Dry, high 59°, low 41°, cooling off.
67% chance of rain, high 56°, low 44°, cooling off.
Highs 58–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
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What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 86% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).
Today, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.
Royal weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 6:24 PM.
Mostly clear 6:51–7:16 AM; moon 96% lit but below the horizon.
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing