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Observed 11:55 PM CDT at KACQ

Elysian, MN weather

Overcast and 50°10°, rain ~10 AM–12 PM (53%).

Today: low 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°), high 55°13°.

One forecast only

Now 50°10°

Cloudy

Wind
7 mph11 km/h
From the west-northwest. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point
45°7°
Comfortable
Air quality
19Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Rain until 1 AM (50%)
  • High 53°12° today at noon
  • Rain tomorrow 5 AM–7 PM (80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm)
  1. TonightNear 49°9° · Rain midnight–1 AM (50%)
  2. This morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 50%
  3. This afternoonNear 53°12° · rain chance 50%
  4. TonightDown to 45°7° by 1 AM · Rain 5–6 AM (20%)
  5. Tomorrow morningNear 46°8° · Rain all morning (80%)
  6. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 51°11° by 4 PM · Rain all afternoon (70%)
  7. Tomorrow nightNear 48°9° · Rain 6–7 PM (40%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sun 12aShowers49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)46°8°50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNW87%——
Sun 1aShowers50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)48°9°20%5 mph8 km/h from NNW83%——
Sun 2aShowers50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)48°9°20%5 mph8 km/h from NNW77%——
Sun 3aShowers50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)48°9°20%5 mph8 km/h from N74%——
Sun 4aShowers49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°)47°8°20%5 mph8 km/h from N74%——
Sun 5aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)45°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from N77%——
Sun 6aShowers48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)45°7°20%5 mph8 km/h from N74%——
Sun 7aShowers48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)46°8°20%5 mph8 km/h from N74%——
Sun 8aCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)45°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE74%——
Sun 9aShowers48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)46°8°30%5 mph8 km/h from NNE74%——
Sun 10aShowers50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)48°9°40%5 mph8 km/h from NNE71%——
Sun 11aShowers52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)52°11°50%5 mph8 km/h from NNE63%——
Sun 12pShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°)53°12°50%5 mph8 km/h from NNE59%——
Sun 1pShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)53°12°30%5 mph8 km/h from NNE57%——
Sun 2pShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)53°12°30%5 mph8 km/h from NNE52%——
Sun 3pShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)53°12°20%5 mph8 km/h from NNE52%——
Sun 4pShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)53°12°30%5 mph8 km/h from NNE48%——
Sun 5pShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)53°12°20%5 mph8 km/h from NNE46%——
Sun 6pShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°)53°12°20%5 mph8 km/h from NNE48%——
Sun 7pCloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)48°9°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE56%——
Sun 8pCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)45°7°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE58%——
Sun 9pCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)44°7°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE63%——
Sun 10pCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)44°7°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE60%——
Sun 11pCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)43°6°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE65%——
Mon 12aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)43°6°10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE65%——
Mon 1aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)42°6°10%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from NNE68%——
Mon 2aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)41°5°10%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE68%——
Mon 3aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)41°5°10%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE65%——
Mon 4aShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)41°5°20%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE65%——
Mon 5aShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)41°5°20%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE65%——
Mon 6aShowers45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)40°4°30%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE65%——
Mon 7aShowers44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)39°4°30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE68%——
Mon 8aShowers43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)38°3°40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE73%——
Mon 9aShowers44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)39°4°70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from NE76%——
Mon 10aShowers46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)41°5°80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE73%——
Mon 11aShowers47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)43°6°70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE74%——
Mon 12pShowers47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)42°6°70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE74%——
Mon 1pShowers48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)43°6°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE71%——
Mon 2pShowers49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°)45°7°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE68%——
Mon 3pShowers50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)46°8°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE66%——
Mon 4pShowers51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°)51°11°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE63%——
Mon 5pShowers51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°)51°11°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from ENE66%——
Mon 6pShowers49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°)45°7°40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from E71%——
Mon 7pShowers48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°)44°7°30%10 mph16 km/h from E77%——
Mon 8pShowers47°8° (likely 47°8° to 47°8°)43°6°30%10 mph16 km/h from E79%——
Mon 9pShowers46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°)41°5°30%10 mph16 km/h from E83%——
Mon 10pShowers46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°)41°5°30%10 mph16 km/h from E83%——
Mon 11pShowers46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°)41°5°30%10 mph16 km/h from E86%——

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 25. Showers. High 55°13°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 50% chance. One forecast only.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 47°8°

      50% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 53°12°

      50% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      20% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 47. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    55°13°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–48°9°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 33°1°
    Wind
    11 mph17 km/h
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 26. Showers. High 52°11°, low 44°7°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 80% chance. One forecast only.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 43°6°

      80% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 51°11°

      70% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 47°8°

      40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 52. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    49°9°–52°11°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–45°7°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 33°1°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h
  3. Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 50% chance. One forecast 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 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    61°16°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 32°0°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h
  4. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 30% chance. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. 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 46. West wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    65°18°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 32°0°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h
  5. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Dry. One forecast 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 50. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    61°16°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 32°0°
    Wind
    7 mph12 km/h
  6. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 40% chance. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    61°16°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    49°9°–52°11°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    9 mph14 km/h
  7. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 60% chance. One forecast only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.

    High, likely
    61°16°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    53°12°
    Typical high / low
    50°10° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    10 mph15 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    53% chance of rain, high 55°, low 47°.

  2. Tomorrow

    79% chance of rain, high 52°, low 44°, cooling off.

  3. Tuesday

    51% chance of rain, high 64°, low 50°, warming up.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 64–69°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (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

Cannon River Below Sabre Lake

6.8 mi
Level
10.3 ft

Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Cannon River at Morristown

12 mi
Level
13.0 ft
Flow
40 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Le Sueur River at St. Clair

12 mi
Below flood stage
Level
13.7 ft
Flow
171 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Minnesota River at St Peter

16 mi
Level
737 ft
Flow
2,630 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 33Typical 162

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
21
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 45°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?

Waseca Southern Research And Outreach Center · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1914–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Normal high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Forecast high / low
55°13° / 47°8°
Record high
83°28° in 1927
Record low
19°−7° in 1926

Last 7 days vs normal

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

  1. +8°+4°MonOct 19
  2. +9°+5°TueOct 20
  3. +11°+6°WedOct 21
  4. —ThuOct 22
  5. —FriOct 23
  6. —SatOct 24
  7. —SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:42 AM, sunset 6:14 PM.

Daylight
10 h 32 min
Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour
5:33–6:32 PM
Morning 7:24–8:23 AM
Blue hour
6:32–6:44 PM
Morning 7:12–7:24 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today
sets 7:09 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon
Today, 11:12 PM
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Elysian. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,200 ft, 10 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.