Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KDTL

Dent, MN weather

Overcast and 47°8°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 47°8°

Cloudy · Feels like 42°5°

Feels like: 42°5°; Wind chill from 11 mph18 km/h wind · air 47°8°
Wind: 11 mph18 km/hgusts 23 mph37 km/h; From the west-northwest. 35–16 mph26 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable · down to 34°1° by 4 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 30Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Rising · +0.09 inHg+3.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

23°13° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 47°8° now)

Good hours for

High 55°13° today at 5 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 35°2° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain Monday from 7 AM (30%, 0.12 in3 mm)

This afternoonUp to 55°13° by 5 PM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 49°9° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 39°4° by 11 AM · Rain 7 AM–noon (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	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	40°4°	30%	17 mph27 km/h from WNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	79%	96%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	10%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	80%	1
Sat 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	80%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	82%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	41%	83%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	43%	91%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	89%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	52%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	83%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	52%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	30%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	38%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	49%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	54%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	68%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	81%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	83%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	85%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	82%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	40%	82%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	85%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	36%	89%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	78%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	86%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	98%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	98%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	57%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	97%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	57%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	20%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	27°−3°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	79%	97%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	95%	1
Mon 11a	Rain	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	70%	99%	1
Mon 12p	Rain	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	33°1°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	67%	98%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 35°2°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain before 2pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 12 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 32°0°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. North northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 43°6°, low 32°0°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 33°1°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 42°5°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 40°4°
  90% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 40°4°
  100% chance · 0.31 in8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 50°10°, low 39°4°. Typical 47°8° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 100% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  90% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  60% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 54°12°, low 35°2°. Typical 47°8° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–46°8°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 36°2°. Typical 46°8° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 46°8° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–49°9°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 45°7° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  40% chance · 0.33 in8.3 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
52°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 29°−2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 51°11°, low 44°7°. Typical 44°7° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
43°6°–59°15°
Low, likely
37°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 28°−2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 41°5°. Typical 44°7° / 28°−2°. Dry. 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, 51°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
47°8°–61°16°
Low, likely
32°0°–56°13°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 28°−2°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 50°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
57% chance of rain, high 43°, low 32°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 50–57°; 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

Otter Tail River near Battle Lake (CR72)

13 mi

Level: 1320 ft

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Otter Tail River near Elizabeth

19 mi

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 184 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 76% less heating than a typical week.

This week 44Typical 183

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 33
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 44°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?

Ottertail · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1961–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+9°+5°SunOct 18
+10°+5°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+12°+7°WedOct 21
+14°+8°ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 27 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 53 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:39 PM; Morning 7:34–8:35 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:51 PM; Morning 7:22–7:34 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 66% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dent. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,900 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.