Observed 5:55 PM CDT at KAUM

Dexter, MN weather

Sunny and 73°23°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 73°23°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south. 610–7 mph11 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 65Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.19 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 8 AM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 58°14° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 54°12° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 6p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 67°19° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	46%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	70%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	65%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	91%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	89%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	91%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	69%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	90%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	69%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	90%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	95%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	97%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	59°15°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	53%	95%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	49%	80%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	47%	89%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	49%	85%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	86%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	54%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	90%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	83%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	58%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	60%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	60%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	100%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	61%	99%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	98%	0
Mon 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	94%	1
Mon 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	93%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	96%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	98%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	55%	97%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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 65°18°).
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  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 68. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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 69. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 49°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% 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 65. South wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 48°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°9°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–57°14°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 48°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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.
High, likely
47°8°–68°20°
Low, likely
33°1°–56°13°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 56°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–69°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Branch Root River near Grand Meadow

10 mi

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 5:50 PM · NWS gauge page

Dobbins Creek near Austin

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.0 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River near Lansing

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.2 ft
Flow: 147 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River near Austin

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 333 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 167

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–10:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Grand Meadow · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1891–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+18°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:30 PM; Morning 7:18–8:16 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:42 PM; Morning 7:07–7:18 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 86% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Dexter, MN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Branch Root River near Grand Meadow

Dobbins Creek near Austin

Cedar River near Lansing

Cedar River near Austin

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