Minnesota River at Savage
7.0 mi- Level
- 687 ft
- Flow
- 2,000 cfs
Forecast peak 688 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KLVN
Clear and 59°15°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24, gusts to 30 mph48 km/h today.
Today: low 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°), high 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°).
Now 59°15°
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 7a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 66% | 38% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 65% | 17% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 65% | 8% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 56% | 4% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 53% | 10% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 51% | 22% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 48% | 29% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 51% | 81% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 51% | 91% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 53% | 94% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 59% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 75% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Showers | 59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 75% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Showers | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 71% | 62% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 69% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 68% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 68% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 71% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 68% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 68% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 68% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 63% | 71% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 61% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 54% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 52% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 52% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 48% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 52% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 52% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 49°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 49°9° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 60% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 63% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 43°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 63% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 65% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 41°5° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 68% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 70% | 91% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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 · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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 59. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.04 in1 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
31% chance of rain, high 54°, low 41°, cooling off.
63% chance of rain, high 49°, low 40°, cooling off.
Highs 58–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 688 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 4.8 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · 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 48°F).
Today, 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.
On average 13°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Apple Valley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:13 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing