Minnesota River at Savage
24 mi- Level
- 687 ft
- Flow
- 2,000 cfs
Forecast peak 688 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KGYL
Partly cloudy and 64°18°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~4–6 PM (54%).
Today: low 62°17° (likely 50°10° to 62°17°), high 76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°).
Now 64°18°
Partly cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3a | Partly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 60% | 36% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Partly cloudy | 65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 58% | 45% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Clear | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 60% | 26% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 60% | 28% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 62% | 24% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Mostly sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 60% | 39% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 62% | 50% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 55% | 26% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 51% | 54% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 49% | 49% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 46% | 80% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Showers | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 50% | 68% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 51% | 88% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 55% | 92% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 67°19° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 61% | 94% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 63°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 67% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Drizzle | 59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Showers | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 75% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 69% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 68% | 61% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 68% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 68% | 60% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 68% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 70% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 68% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 66% | 97% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 61% | 97% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 59% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 54% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 54% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 47% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 52% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 58% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 63% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 63% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. 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
50% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. 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
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. 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 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.26 in6.5 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 61. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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.
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 76°, low 62°.
37% chance of rain, high 54°, low 40°, cooling off.
73% chance of rain, high 50°, low 40°, cooling off.
Highs 51–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.
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 2 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Fri 10 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 88% 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, 4:00 AM–12:00 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.
On average 10°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Belle Plaine weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 6:15 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 32% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing