Kettle River (MN) below Sandstone
6.9 mi- Level
- 3.9 ft
- Flow
- 91 cfs
Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 2:55 PM CDT at K04W
Askov, MN weather
Mostly cloudy and 72°22°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~4–6 PM (75%).
Today: low 38°3°, high 72°22°.
Now 72°22°
Mostly cloudy
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
- From the south-southwest. Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 3 AM
- Dew point
- 54°12°
- Comfortable · down to 45°7° by 8 PM
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (73°23° then, 72°22° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonDown to 62°17° by 5 PM · Storms all afternoon (80%)
TonightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Rain 6–7 PM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 55°13° by 4 PM · rain chance 10%
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · rain chance 10%
Monday morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · rain chance 10%
Monday afternoonNear 45°7° · Rain 1–3 PM (50%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3p | Thunderstorms | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 70%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from W | 61% | — | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Showers | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 70%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from W | 73% | — | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Showers | 62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 80%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from W | 70% | — | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 50%, 0.13 in3.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 69% | — | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 72% | — | — |
| Sat 8p | Mostly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 77% | — | — |
| Sat 9p | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 77% | — | — |
| Sat 10p | Mostly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°) | 49°9° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 71% | — | — |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 68% | — | — |
| Sun 12a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 0 mph0 km/h | 63% | — | — |
| Sun 1a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h | 63% | — | — |
| Sun 2a | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 62% | — | — |
| Sun 3a | Mostly cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 62% | — | — |
| Sun 4a | Partly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 60% | — | — |
| Sun 5a | Mostly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 62% | — | — |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 62% | — | — |
| Sun 7a | Mostly cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 62% | — | — |
| Sun 8a | Mostly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 38°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 64% | — | — |
| Sun 9a | Mostly cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 65% | — | — |
| Sun 10a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°) | 46°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 53% | — | — |
| Sun 11a | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h | 44% | — | — |
| Sun 12p | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 36% | — | — |
| Sun 1p | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 32% | — | — |
| Sun 2p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 31% | — | — |
| Sun 3p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 30% | — | — |
| Sun 4p | Mostly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 30% | — | — |
| Sun 5p | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW | 33% | — | — |
| Sun 6p | Mostly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h | 35% | — | — |
| Sun 7p | Mostly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h | 41% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h | 45% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h | 49% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 10% | 0 mph0 km/h | 51% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h | 51% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 49% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 51% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Mostly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 38°3° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 55% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 37°3° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 57% | — | — |
| Mon 4a | Mostly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 36°2° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 59% | — | — |
| Mon 5a | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 32°0° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 64% | — | — |
| Mon 6a | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 33°1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 64% | — | — |
| Mon 7a | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 32°0° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 64% | — | — |
| Mon 8a | Mostly cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 34°1°) | 30°−1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 72% | — | — |
| Mon 9a | Mostly cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 36°2°) | 32°0° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 72% | — | — |
| Mon 10a | Mostly cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 40°4°) | 36°2° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 67% | — | — |
| Mon 11a | Mostly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 42°6°) | 38°3° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 62% | — | — |
| Mon 12p | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 55% | — | — |
| Mon 1p | Showers | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 51% | — | — |
| Mon 2p | Showers | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE | 49% | — | — |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 72°22°, low 38°3°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain, 80% chance. One forecast only.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Thunderstorms, 68°20°80% chance · 0.39 in9.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 52°11°50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly cloudy, 40°4°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 72°22°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°
- Typical high / low
- 51°11° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 34°1°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Dry. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 38°3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly cloudy, 47°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 36°2°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 55°13°
- Low, likely
- 34°1°–41°5°
- Typical high / low
- 50°10° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 7 mph11 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 46°8°, low 31°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly cloudy, 34°1°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Showers, 46°8°50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 45°7°–46°8°
- Low, likely
- 31°−1°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 50°10° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 54°12°, low 43°6°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 90% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 53°12°–54°12°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–43°6°
- Typical high / low
- 49°9° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 62°17°, low 38°3°. Typical 49°9° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 60% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 57°14°–62°17°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–43°6°
- Typical high / low
- 49°9° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 10 mph17 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Typical 48°9° / 30°−1°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 0 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 55°13°–59°15°
- Low, likely
- 37°3°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 48°9° / 30°−1°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 48°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. East wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 58°14°–61°16°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 48°9° / 29°−2°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 72°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 34°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 46°, low 31°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 54–62°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DLH) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Kettle River near Willow River
9.0 mi- Level
- 76.7 ft
- Flow
- 44 cfs
Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page
St. Croix River at Grantsburg
20 mi- Level
- 3.8 ft
- Flow
- 1,400 cfs
Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Kettle River (MN) near Kettle River
21 mi- Level
- 0.3 ft
Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 79% less heating than a typical week.
This week 38Typical 176
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 30
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).
Open the windows?
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Is this typical?
Sandstone 6 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2007–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 51°11° / 32°0°
- Forecast high / low
- 72°22° / 38°3°
- Record high
- 67°19° in 2022
- Record low
- 20°−7° in 2018
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- +7°+4°SunOct 18
- —MonOct 19
- —TueOct 20
- —WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Askov weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 28 min
- Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 51 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:26–6:27 PM
- Morning 7:21–8:23 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:27–6:39 PM
- Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:08 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
