Observed 11:45 AM CDT at KANE

Columbus, MN weather

Partly cloudy and 72°22°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~4–7 PM (59%).

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Partly sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the southwest. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · down to 43°6° by 12 AM
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM
Air quality: 53Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 3 PM
Rain today 3–9 PM (60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm)
Rain tonight midnight–1 AM (20%)
Rain tomorrow night 7 PM–1 AM (30%, 0.24 in6.1 mm)
Rain Monday 6–7 AM (30%)

This afternoonDown to 66°19° by 5 PM · Rain 3–6 PM (60%)
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Rain 6–9 PM (60%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 53°12° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Rain 7 PM–1 AM (30%)
Monday morningNear 44°7° · Rain 6–7 AM (30%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	5%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	50%	26%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	5%, 0.04 in1 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	46%	75%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	94%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	57%	99%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	75%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Showers	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Showers	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Drizzle	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	99%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	68%	97%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Showers	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	87%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	100%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Showers	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	100%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	45%	99%	0
Sun 3p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	43%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	99%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	63%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	60%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	62%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	37°3°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	36°2°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	37°3°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	39°4°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Showers	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	41°5°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	73%	99%	0
Mon 12p	Showers	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	42°6°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	99%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Thunderstorms. High 76°24°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Storms 0.13 in3.3 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  60% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 56°13°
  60% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 3pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 48°9°, low 39°4°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 41°5°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 46°8°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 44°7°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  60% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  60% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind 10 to 15 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 46. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 61°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  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 61. South southwest wind 10 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 41. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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 slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.32 in8.1 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. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 63°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  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
53°12°–62°17°
Low, likely
40°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 54°12°, low 44°7°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
49°9°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–58°14°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 30°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
56% chance of rain, high 76°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
32% chance of rain, high 55°, low 41°, cooling off.
Monday
75% chance of rain, high 48°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 54–63°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 2,750 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Fridley abv 37th Ave NE

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 4,550 cfs

Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Croix River at Stillwater

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 75.6 ft

Forecast peak 75.6 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at St. Paul

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 9,180 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sat 1 PM

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 29Typical 152

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 52°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?

FOREST LAKE 5NE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1958–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Columbus weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 31 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 47 min less
Golden hour: 5:30–6:30 PM; Morning 7:22–8:21 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:42 PM; Morning 7:10–7:22 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Columbus. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Columbus, MN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at Hwy 610 in Brooklyn Park

Mississippi River at Fridley abv 37th Ave NE

St. Croix River at Stillwater

Mississippi River at St. Paul

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon