Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KMWM

Comfrey, MN weather

Clear and 63°17°, rain ~4–11 PM (65%).

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 15 mph24 km/hgusts 23 mph37 km/h; From the south. 1016–15 mph24 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.06 inHg1018 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 1 PM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h today 9 AM–noon
Rain today 1 PM–1 AM (70%, 0.42 in11 mm)
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 3–4 PM
Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (70%, 0.55 in14 mm)

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonDown to 61°16° by 5 PM · Rain 1–6 PM (70%) · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Rain 6 PM–1 AM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Rain 7–9 AM (40%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	64%	42%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	62%	16%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	60%	19%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	60%	32%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	54%	66%	1
Sat 11a	Showers	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	69°21°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	53%	43%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	81%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	92%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 61°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	55%	91%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	54%	96%	2
Sat 4p	Showers	65°18° (likely 53°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	54%	98%	1
Sat 5p	Showers	61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NNW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	60%	99%	0
Sat 6p	Showers	59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	59°15°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	62%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	69%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	30%, 0.04 in1 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	91%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	98%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	98%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	76%	99%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	76%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	99%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	100%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	100%	1
Sun 1p	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	58%	99%	1
Sun 2p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	99%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	51°11°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	98%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	51°11°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	99%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	51°11°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	99%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	51°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	56%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	96%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	70%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	70%	86%	0
Mon 2a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	39°4°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	38°3°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	37°3°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	36°2°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	82%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 72°22°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 62°17°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 71°22°
  70% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers likely after 10am. Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. West southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 48°9°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 41°5°
  70% chance · 0.55 in14 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 48°9°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  70% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  60% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–56°13°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.1 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 61. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–58°14°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  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
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 55°13°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.92 in23 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 56°13°
  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
51°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h

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The outlook

Today
65% chance of rain, high 72°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
35% chance of rain, high 51°, low 39°, cooling off.
Monday
88% chance of rain, high 48°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–64°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, 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

Cottonwood River (MN) at Leavenworth

9.4 mi

Level: 967 ft
Flow: 36 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Cottonwood River (MN) above Springfield

9.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 12.6 ft
Flow: 36 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sleepy Eye Creek near Cobden CR8

11 mi

Level: 975 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Cottonwood River (MN) near Lamberton

19 mi

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 43 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:39 PM; Morning 7:27–8:26 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:50 PM; Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 29% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Comfrey. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,400 ft, 43 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.