South Fork Crow River near Cosmos
1.0 mi- Level
- 7.9 ft
- Flow
- 16 cfs
Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 3:35 PM CDT at KLJF
Overcast and 54°12°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~5 PM (46%).
Today: low 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°), high 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°).
Now 54°12°
Cloudy
Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 69% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 64% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 64% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 66% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 66% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 66% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 66% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 65% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 63% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 65% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 63% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 65% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 67% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 63% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 56% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 54% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 52% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 48°9° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 48% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Drizzle | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Drizzle | 50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 40%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 40%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 63% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 20%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 36°2° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 35°2° | 70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 34°1° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 33°1° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 34°1° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 37°3° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12p | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 37°3° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1p | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 37°3° | 80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2p | Showers | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 37°3° | 80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3p | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 38°3° | 80%, 0.17 in4.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 0 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 51. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.37 in9.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.66 in17 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
70% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 43 overnight. East wind 10 to 15 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
60% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
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
30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 63°17°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.23 in5.8 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 66. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.25 in6.4 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 · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
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
20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
50% chance of rain, high 68°, low 43°.
41% chance of rain, high 51°, low 38°, cooling off.
93% chance of rain, high 45°, low 38°, cooling off.
Highs 55–66°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 79% 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. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 45°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 12°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Cosmos weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:18 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 97% cover).
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing