Blue Earth River at Blue Earth (CR6)
20 mi- Level
- 30.1 ft
Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 12:45 PM CDT at KFRM
Sunny and 72°22°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.
Today: low 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°), high 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°).
Now 72°22°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 44% | 77% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 41% | 77% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 42% | 63% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 43% | 90% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 46% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly cloudy | 68°20° (likely 58°14° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 52% | 63% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 62% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 72% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 74% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 77% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 80% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 80% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 80% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 83% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 83% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 5% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 83% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 83% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 83% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 83% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 86% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 10% | 8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 80% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 71% | 96% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 64% | 96% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 62% | 95% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 59% | 93% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 57% | 95% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 53% | 96% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 49% | 96% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 51% | 78% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 49% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 54% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 63% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 65% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 68% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 41°5° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 65% | 87% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 5% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 65% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 68% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 30% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 30% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 70% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 38°3° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 36°2° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 36°2° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 72% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 38°3° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 75% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 41°5° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 76% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 43°6° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 74% | 100% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 70% | 97% | 1 |
| Mon 12p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 66% | 90% | 1 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between midnight and 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 76°24°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. East northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
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 rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 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 chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
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
20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
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 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.22 in5.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
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
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 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 76°, low 47°.
Dry, high 59°, low 41°, cooling off.
30% chance of rain, high 56°, low 44°, cooling off.
Highs 55–65°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DMX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 85% 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.
Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).
Today, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 22°12° warmer than typical.
Swea City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 6:19 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing