Mississippi River at St. Cloud
20 mi- Level
- 4.1 ft
- Flow
- 1,780 cfs
Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 7 PM
Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KCFE
Mostly sunny and 72°22°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~3–5 PM (64%).
Today: low 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°), high 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°).
Now 72°22°
Mostly sunny
None rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 61% | 100% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 67% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 60%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 69% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 50%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 69% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Drizzle | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 66% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 69% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 69% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 66% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 66% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 66% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 66% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 61% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 60% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 60% | 88% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 60% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 58% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 60% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 45°7° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°) | 44°7° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 62% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 63% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 54% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 44% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 44% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 46% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 46% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 56% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 63% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 68% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 36°2° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 36°2° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 73% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 70% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12p | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1p | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 38°3° | 90%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. West northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am. Cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.31 in7.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
70% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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
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 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
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
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 62°17°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 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 65. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.18 in4.7 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 · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
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
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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.
64% chance of rain, high 70°, low 44°.
33% chance of rain, high 52°, low 40°, cooling off.
86% chance of rain, high 45°, low 39°, cooling off.
Highs 53–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 7 PM
Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 80% 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 54°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.
On average 12°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Annandale weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:15 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 97% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing