Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KPWC

Chickamaw Beach, MN weather

Overcast and 51°10°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 51°10°

Cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable · down to 39°4° by 5 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 44Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.2 inHg1023 hPa; Rising · +0.08 inHg+2.8 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

20°11° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 51°10° now)

Good hours for

Low 32°0° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below freezing tomorrow night 5–9 AM (low 30°−1°)

This afternoonNear 54°12° · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 50°10° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 40°4° by 11 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 43°6° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	81%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	50%	74%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	56%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	76%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	78%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	62%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	40%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	28%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	27%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	23%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	75%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	79%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	53%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	70%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	40%	71%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	36%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	34%	82%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	33%	74%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	34%	89%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	36%	85%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	90%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	87%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	91%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	92%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	75%	93%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	92%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	89%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	33°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	92%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	93%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	92%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	95%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	97%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	51%	99%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 65°18°, low 32°0°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 65, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 30°−1°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 50 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
52°11°–53°12°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 29°−2°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 41°5°
  80% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.33 in8.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–37°3°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 50°10°, low 39°4°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  90% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  80% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 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 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 57°14°, low 35°2°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  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 57. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 37°3°. Typical 47°8° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–41°5°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 47°8° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.7 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 58. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 50°10°. Typical 46°8° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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.
High, likely
51°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 29°−2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 53°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 46°8° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  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.
High, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Typical 45°7° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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.
High, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
31°−1°–53°12°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 28°−2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 52°, low 30°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 50–58°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 46Typical 177

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 36
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°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?

Pine River Dam · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+10°+6°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Chickamaw Beach weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 26 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 54 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:33 PM; Morning 7:29–8:30 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:45 PM; Morning 7:17–7:29 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 64% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Chickamaw Beach. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,900 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.