Observed 1:15 PM CDT at KY63

Elbow Lake, MN weather

Windy and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Windy · Feels like 42°5°

Feels like: 42°5°; Wind chill from 20 mph32 km/h wind · air 48°9°
Wind: 20 mph32 km/hgusts 31 mph50 km/h; From the north-northwest. Easing to 7 mph11 km/h by 6 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable · down to 29°−2° by 5 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

14°8° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

High 54°12° today at 5 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM
Rain tomorrow 3–7 PM (30%, 0.2 in5.1 mm)
Dry break tomorrow night 7 PM–7 AM
Rain Monday from 7 AM (80%, 0.54 in14 mm)

This afternoonUp to 54°12° by 5 PM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · Rain 3–6 PM (30%)
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Rain 6–7 PM (20%)
Monday morningNear 40°4° · Rain 7 AM–noon (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 2p	Rain	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	85%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	83%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	72%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	38%	85%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	89%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	90%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	85%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	83%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	53%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	40%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	55%	39%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	39%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	57%	49%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	63%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	59%	67%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	59%	85%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	86%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	39%	92%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	36%	98%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	51°11°	10%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	100%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	33%	100%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	51°11°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	33%	100%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	52°11°	30%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	32%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Rain	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	48°9°	20%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Drizzle	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	40%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	30%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Rain	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	70%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	62%	100%	0
Mon 12p	Rain	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	60%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	99%	0
Mon 1p	Rain	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	80%, 0.24 in6.1 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	60%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 0 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 52°11°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind 0 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain before 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 37. North northeast wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 45°7°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 37°3°
  60% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 42°6°
  80% chance · 0.38 in9.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 40°4°
  100% chance · 0.32 in8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  90% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36. East wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 54°12°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  90% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. South southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 59°15°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–44°7°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 58°14°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 53°12°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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
44°7°–62°17°
Low, likely
35°2°–57°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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
48°9°–63°17°
Low, likely
29°−2°–54°12°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 59°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 52°, low 37°, cooling off.
Monday
79% chance of rain, high 45°, low 36°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 53–62°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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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

Mustinka River near Norcross (MN9)

13 mi

Level: 1018 ft
Flow: 4 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Pomme De Terre River near Hoffman

18 mi

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Orwell Lake at Orwell Dam near Fergus Falls

18 mi

Level: 1064 ft

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam near Fergus Falls

18 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 49 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 29 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 50 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:40 PM; Morning 7:34–8:35 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:52 PM; Morning 7:22–7:34 AM; first light 7:22 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 69% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:04 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northeast from Elbow Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,200 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Elbow Lake, 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

Mustinka River near Norcross (MN9)

Pomme De Terre River near Hoffman

Orwell Lake at Orwell Dam near Fergus Falls

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam near Fergus Falls

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon