Mississippi River at St. Cloud
14 mi- Level
- 4.1 ft
- Flow
- 1,780 cfs
Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 12:30 PM CDT at KSTC
Mostly cloudy and 70°21°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~2–5 PM (71%).
Today: low 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°), high 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°).
Now 70°21°
Mostly cloudy
None rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12p | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 67°19° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 61% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 66°19° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 63% | 99% | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 40%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 68% | 100% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Drizzle | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 72% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Rain | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 70%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 72% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 69% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Drizzle | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 66% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 66% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 66% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 63% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 63% | 90% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 63% | 87% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 60% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 44°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 60% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°) | 44°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 58% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 42°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 60% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 60% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 41°5° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 60% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 40°4° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 60% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 42°6° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 60% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 41°5° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 59% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 42°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 46°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 53% | 85% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 48% | 82% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 44% | 81% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 41% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 39% | 85% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 39% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 39% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 43% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 44% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 52% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 56% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 62% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°) | 36°2° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 62% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 35°2° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 64% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 34°1° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 64% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 38°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°) | 32°0° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 39°4° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°) | 33°1° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°) | 35°2° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 67% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 36°2° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 67% | 99% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. North wind around 5 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
70% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
80% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
70% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.32 in8.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.69 in18 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 56. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.18 in4.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
71% chance of rain, high 71°, low 41°.
36% chance of rain, high 53°, low 37°, cooling off.
69% chance of rain, high 45°, low 35°, cooling off.
Highs 52–63°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 80% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Foley weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:14 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 86% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing