Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KSYN

Dennison, MN weather

Partly cloudy and 74°24°.

Forecasts agree

Now 74°24°

Partly sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the west-southwest. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable · down to 46°8° by 2 AM
UV tomorrow: 1Low; Low all day (peak 1)
Air quality: 60Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (71°22° then, 74°24° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 8 PM (74°23° → 62°17°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
Rain tomorrow night 7–11 PM (20%, 0.08 in2 mm)
Rain tomorrow night from 3 AM (60%, 0.18 in4.6 mm)

TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningNear 51°11° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 53°12° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Rain 7–11 PM (20%)
Monday morningNear 47°8° · Rain all morning (60%)
Monday afternoonNear 49°9° · Rain all afternoon (60%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	95%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	95%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	78%	96%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	90%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	100%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	99%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	99%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	98%	0
Sun 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	99%	0
Sun 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	48%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Rain	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	46%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	46%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	56%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	45°7°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	65%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	65%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Drizzle	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	99%	1
Mon 12p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	68%	99%	2
Mon 1p	Showers	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	66%	99%	1
Mon 2p	Showers	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	99%	1
Mon 3p	Showers	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	66%	98%	0
Mon 4p	Showers	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	66%	98%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Cloudy, with a high near 76. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers between 9pm and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 55°13°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 55. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 51°11°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 43°6°
  60% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 50°10°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
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 64. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South 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 66°19°).
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–50°10°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6 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 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Snow. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Snow 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Snow, 45°7°
  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
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–56°13°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 55°13°, low 44°7°. Snow 0.6 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
47°8°–64°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–56°13°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 42°, cooling off.
Monday
61% chance of rain, high 51°, low 43°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–68°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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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

Little Cannon River at Sogn

4.9 mi

Level: 5.2 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Prairie Creek (MN) near Cannon Falls 4WSW

5.7 mi

Level: 11.9 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Cannon River above Cannon Falls

6.4 mi

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 42 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cannon River at Northfield

7.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 890 ft
Flow: 330 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 34 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 44 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:31 PM; Morning 7:20–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 7:09–7:20 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dennison. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dennison, MN weather

Next 2 hours

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Cannon River at Sogn

Prairie Creek (MN) near Cannon Falls 4WSW

Little Cannon River above Cannon Falls

Cannon River at Northfield

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon