Observed 8:35 PM CDT at KFSE

Fertile, MN weather

Clear and 37°3°.

Forecasts agree

Now 37°3°

Clear · Feels like 33°0°

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southwest. Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 30°−1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.06 inHg+2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

26°15° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 38°3° now)

Good hours for

Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 48°9° tomorrow at 2 PM
Below 40°4° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 1–10 AM (low 28°−2°)
Rain Monday night from 7 PM (70%, 0.08 in2 mm)

TonightDown to 34°1° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 30°−1° by 4 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 36°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 43°6° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightNear 40°4° · Rain 7–9 PM (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	27%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	15%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	38%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	43%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	41%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	40%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	49%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	33°1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	31°−1°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	35%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	43%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	31%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	49%	56%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	43%	56%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	40%	52%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	55%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	37%	59%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	37%	80%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	38%	74%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	66%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	57%	70%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	66%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	81%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	79%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	78%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	77%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	85%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	82%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	84%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	78%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	64%	87%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	92%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	53%	96%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	98%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	51%	98%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	96%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	35°2°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	98%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	94%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	70%, 0.04 in1 mm	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	97%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 46 mph73 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  70% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 38°3°
  90% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Rain after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
26°−3°–31°−1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 48°9°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 40°4°
  90% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  70% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 48. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Low, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. West southwest wind 3 to 12 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 55°13°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 54°12°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°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
40°4°–64°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 53°12°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  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
49°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
26°−3°–52°11°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
43% chance of rain, high 65°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 48°, low 28°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 31°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 48–55°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

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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

Sandhill River near Fertile (450th St SW)

3.0 mi

Level: 1000 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Wild Rice River (MN) at Twin Valley

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 78 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Wild Rice River (MN) near Ada

21 mi

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 59 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Wild Rice River (MN) near Mahnomen (CSAH25)

22 mi

Level: 35.6 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 23 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 57 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:40 PM; Morning 7:37–8:40 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:52 PM; Morning 7:25–7:37 AM; first light 7:25 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:07 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Fertile, MN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Sandhill River near Fertile (450th St SW)

Wild Rice River (MN) at Twin Valley

Wild Rice River (MN) near Ada

Wild Rice River (MN) near Mahnomen (CSAH25)

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon