Long Prairie River at Long Prairie
11 mi- Level
- 1.4 ft
- Flow
- 38 cfs
Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 8:35 AM CDT at K14Y
Sunny and 61°16°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~10 AM–12 PM (49%).
Today: low 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°), high 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°).
Now 61°16°
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 9a | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 62% | 86% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Drizzle | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 63% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Drizzle | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 63% | 97% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Drizzle | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 67% | 79% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Showers | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 69% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 2p | Showers | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 3p | Drizzle | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 64% | 100% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 61% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 57% | 90% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 54% | 66% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 54% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 56% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 56% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 56% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 55% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 57% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Mostly cloudy | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 55% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 55% | 29% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 55% | 41% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 55% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 57% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 38°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 59% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 38°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 59% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 59% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 57% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 45°7° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 49% | 84% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 44% | 83% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 40% | 83% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 37% | 92% | 2 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 47°8° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 39% | 86% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 37% | 89% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 37% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 39% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 39% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 44% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Showers | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 49% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Showers | 46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 51% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 53% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 55% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 55% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 57% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 59% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 36°2° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 62% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 35°2° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 64% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 34°1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 67% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°) | 31°−1° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 75% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°) | 31°−1° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 75% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 37°3° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°) | 32°0° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 72% | 98% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 38 overnight. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
90% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 33. 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
90% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southeast wind 0 to 5 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
20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.56 in14 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.32 in8.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
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.
52% chance of rain, high 66°, low 37°.
Dry, high 51°, low 35°, cooling off.
58% chance of rain, high 45°, low 33°, cooling off.
Highs 50–61°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 81% 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).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.
On average 13°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Burtrum weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:48 AM, sunset 6:17 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 72% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing