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Observed 8:35 AM CDT at KELO

Ely, MN weather

Sunny and 60°16°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~1–3 PM (52%).

Today: low 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 44°7°), high 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°).

Forecasts agree

Now 60°16°

Sunny

Wind
11 mph18 km/hgusts 23 mph37 km/h
From the south. Gusts to 36 mph57 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point
49°9°
Comfortable · down to 38°3° by 9 PM
UV tomorrow
3Moderate
Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure
30.04 inHg1017 hPa
Steady over the last 3 h

Next 2 hours

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

10°6° warmer than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until 1 PM
  • Gusts to 36 mph58 km/h until 1 PM
  • Rain today 1–5 PM (50%)
  • Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
  • Below freezing tomorrow night from 3 AM (low 29°−2°)
  1. This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 36 mph58 km/h · Partly cloudy
  2. This afternoonDown to 60°16° by 5 PM · Rain 1–5 PM (50%) · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h
  3. TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 49°9° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Mostly cloudy
  7. Monday morningNear 30°−1° · freezing, low 29°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 9aSunny58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)58°14°5%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph52 km/h75%13%0
Sat 10aMostly cloudy61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)61°16°10%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 36 mph57 km/h67%54%1
Sat 11aShowers64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)64°18°20%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 35 mph56 km/h65%52%1
Sat 12pCloudy65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)65°18°40%15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h63%89%2
Sat 1pShowers67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)67°19°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h61%100%2
Sat 2pShowers65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)65°18°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h68%100%2
Sat 3pShowers64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)64°18°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h70%100%1
Sat 4pDrizzle63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)63°17°30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph30 km/h70%100%0
Sat 5pDrizzle60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)60°16°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h72%100%0
Sat 6pCloudy56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)56°13°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h74%100%0
Sat 7pCloudy52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)52°11°5%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h77%99%0
Sat 8pCloudy49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)46°8°5%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h74%75%0
Sat 9pCloudy48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h68%71%0
Sat 10pCloudy46°8° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)42°6°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h65%73%0
Sat 11pCloudy45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)42°6°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h60%74%0
Sun 12aCloudy43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)39°4°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h60%77%0
Sun 1aCloudy42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)38°3°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h57%78%0
Sun 2aClear41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)37°3°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h57%38%0
Sun 3aClear39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)35°2°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h59%40%0
Sun 4aClear37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)32°0°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h61%23%0
Sun 5aPartly cloudy36°2° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)32°0°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h61%36%0
Sun 6aPartly cloudy35°2° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h64%34%0
Sun 7aPartly cloudy35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h64%36%0
Sun 8aPartly sunny34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)30°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h69%59%0
Sun 9aPartly sunny36°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)31°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h64%61%0
Sun 10aCloudy41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)36°2°0%5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h55%76%1
Sun 11aPartly sunny43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)38°3°0%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h51%75%2
Sun 12pCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)41°5°0%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h47%70%2
Sun 1pPartly sunny48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)44°7°0%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 22 mph35 km/h40%63%3
Sun 2pPartly sunny48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)44°7°0%10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph33 km/h39%70%3
Sun 3pPartly sunny48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)44°7°0%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h39%76%2
Sun 4pCloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)46°8°0%10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h37%78%2
Sun 5pCloudy48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)45°7°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h39%73%1
Sun 6pCloudy45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)42°6°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h45%64%0
Sun 7pCloudy43°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)39°4°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h49%82%0
Sun 8pCloudy40°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)37°3°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h55%74%0
Sun 9pMostly cloudy39°4° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)36°2°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h57%57%0
Sun 10pCloudy38°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)34°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h59%68%0
Sun 11pCloudy37°3° (likely 32°0° to 40°4°)33°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h61%74%0
Mon 12aCloudy36°2° (likely 31°−1° to 40°4°)33°1°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h64%85%0
Mon 1aCloudy35°2° (likely 30°−1° to 39°4°)32°0°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h66%94%0
Mon 2aCloudy33°1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)30°−1°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h72%85%0
Mon 3aCloudy32°0° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)29°−2°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h75%87%0
Mon 4aCloudy31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)28°−2°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h78%95%0
Mon 5aCloudy30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)26°−3°0%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h81%89%0
Mon 6aCloudy29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 35°2°)29°−2°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h85%80%0
Mon 7aMostly cloudy29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 34°1°)29°−2°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h85%72%0
Mon 8aCloudy31°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 35°2°)31°−1°0%0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h81%76%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 67°19°, low 34°1°. Typical 47°8° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 64°18°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 67°19°

      50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 36°2°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    65°18°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    47°8° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 29°−2°. Typical 46°8° / 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 34°1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 49°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly cloudy, 40°4°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 30°−1°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    47°8°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    29°−2°–38°3°
    Typical high / low
    46°8° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 28°−2°. Typical 46°8° / 29°−2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 31°−1°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 35°2°

      50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. East wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    41°5°–43°6°
    Low, likely
    28°−2°–34°1°
    Typical high / low
    46°8° / 29°−2°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 44°7°, low 36°2°. Typical 45°7° / 28°−2°. Snow 0.3 in7.6 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 39°4°

      70% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 45°7°

      70% chance · 0.12 in3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      70% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 48°9°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of snow showers before 7am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    44°7°–49°9°
    Low, likely
    34°1°–36°2°
    Typical high / low
    45°7° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 53°12°, low 36°2°. Typical 45°7° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 53°11°

      40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Night: Rain showers likely before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    51°11°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–47°8°
    Typical high / low
    45°7° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Typical 44°7° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 40°5°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 38°3°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    44°7°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    33°1°–40°4°
    Typical high / low
    44°7° / 28°−2°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 34°1°. Typical 44°7° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 37°3°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 47°8°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 41°5°

      20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 41°5°

      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 after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. South wind around 5 mph.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    44°7°–53°12°
    Low, likely
    31°−1°–44°7°
    Typical high / low
    44°7° / 27°−3°
    Wind
    10 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Typical 43°6° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 46°8°

      30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 51°11°

      40% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    52°11°–56°13°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–46°8°
    Typical high / low
    43°6° / 27°−3°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 46°8°. Typical 42°6° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 43°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
    47°8°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–51°11°
    Typical high / low
    42°6° / 26°−3°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Typical 42°6° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      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°–58°14°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    42°6° / 26°−3°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    52% chance of rain, high 67°, low 34°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 49°, low 29°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 43°, low 28°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 44–53°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

South Kawishiwi River above White Iron Lake

5.0 mi
Level
3.4 ft
Flow
115 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

South Kawishiwi River near Ely

8.5 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.7 ft
Flow
58 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kawishiwi River near Ely

15 mi
Level
2.5 ft
Flow
13 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Basswood River near Winton

15 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.1 ft
Flow
150 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 41Typical 197

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
30
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°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?

Ely · official normals 1991–2020 · records 2010–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
47°8° / 30°−1°
Forecast high / low
67°19° / 34°1°
Record high
72°22° in 2022
Record low
22°−6° in 2020

Last 7 days vs normal

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

  1. +7°+4°SunOct 18
  2. +8°+4°MonOct 19
  3. +6°+3°TueOct 20
  4. +12°+6°WedOct 21
  5. +11°+6°ThuOct 22
  6. +13°+7°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 6:02 PM.

Daylight
10 h 22 min
Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 59 min less
Golden hour
5:18–6:21 PM
Morning 7:20–8:23 AM
Blue hour
6:21–6:34 PM
Morning 7:08–7:20 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 61% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:02 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Ely. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,500 ft, 18 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.