Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KAEL

Emmons, MN weather

Overcast and 75°24°, 23°13° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 75°24°

Cloudy

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southwest. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 51°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

10°6° warmer than this time yesterday (65°18° then, 75°24° now)

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° until 8 PM (74°23° → 62°17°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 49°9° tomorrow at 8 AM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 60°16° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 2 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 59°15° by 4 PM · 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 5p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	38%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	70%	98%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	97%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	88%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	90%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	93%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	98%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	58%	99%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	56%	99%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	98%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	97%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	94%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	94%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	55%	89%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	56%	84%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	82%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	88%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	82%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	84%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	58%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	87%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	96%	0
Mon 5a	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	60%	96%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	96%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	66%	100%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	64%	99%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	95%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	99%	1
Mon 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	57%	99%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	96%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	55%	93%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°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, with a high near 62. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 67. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 0 to 5 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
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.28 in7.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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 71. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  50% chance · 0.27 in6.8 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
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.22 in5.5 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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Snow. High 57°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Snow 0.58 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.25 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
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°–71°22°
Low, likely
32°0°–56°13°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 46 mph75 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–71°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Shell Rock River (Northeast IA) near Gordonsville 1W

11 mi

Level: 86.5 ft
Flow: 94 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Spring Creek near Mason City US 65

25 mi

Level: 80.8 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 155

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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 51°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

ALBERT LEA 3SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1885–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 23°13° 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
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:34 PM; Morning 7:21–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 87% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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