Watonwan River near Garden City
1.2 mi- Level
- 1.1 ft
- Flow
- 95 cfs
Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 12:40 AM CDT at KMKT
Garden City, MN weather
Overcast and 50°10°, rain ~9 AM–12 PM (60%).
Today: low 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°), high 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°).
Now 50°10°
Cloudy · Feels like 46°8°
- Wind
- 10 mph17 km/h
- From the north-northwest. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 12 PM
- Dew point
- 43°6°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 0Low
- Low all day (peak 0)
- Air quality
- 19Good
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Next 2 hours
None rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
TonightNear 49°9° · Rain midnight–1 AM (40%)
This morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 60% · Cloudy
This afternoonNear 54°12° · rain chance 60% · Cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Rain 4–6 AM (30%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (80%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · Rain all afternoon (70%)
Tomorrow nightNear 50°10° · Rain all night (50%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 83% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 50% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 68% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 60% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 61% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 60% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 57% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 55% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 48% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 47% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 45% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 46% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 52% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 46°8° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 54% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 63% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 65% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 65% | 86% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 10%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 65% | 88% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 65% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 40°4° | 30%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 68% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 38°3° | 40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 36°2° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Drizzle | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 37°3° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 11a | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12p | Showers | 49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 66% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2p | Rain | 51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 63% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 3p | Drizzle | 52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 61% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4p | Drizzle | 52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 61% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 5p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 61% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 6p | Showers | 51°11° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 66% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 7p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 68% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 8p | Showers | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9p | Showers | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 77% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 10p | Showers | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 80% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 11p | Showers | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 83% | 86% | 0 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 25. Showers. High 55°13°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 46°8°60% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 54°12°60% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 49°9°20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 45°7°30% chance · 0.31 in7.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 50°10°–56°13°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–48°9°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Showers. High 53°12°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 42°6°80% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Rain, 52°11°70% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 49°9°50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 50°10°40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. 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 46, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 47°8°–53°12°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–46°8°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 56°13°40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 62°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 57°14°30% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 57°14°40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–52°11°
- Wind
- 18 mph28 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 60°15°30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 50°10°30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. 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 around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–55°13°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 52°11°30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
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 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 68°20°).
- High, likely
- 62°17°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–51°11°
- Wind
- 13 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 52°11°30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 66°19°30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 62°16°50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 58°14°50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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 around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
- 62°17°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 45°7°–56°13°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 59°15°40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 66°19°40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°15°40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 57°14°40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 60°16°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–59°15°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 53°12°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 58°15°40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 61°16°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 57°14°20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 53°12°20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 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
- 60°16°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–58°14°
- Wind
- 17 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 60°16°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 55°13°20% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 60°16°20% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 53°11°30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 44°7°30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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
- 47°8°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 35°2°–58°14°
- Wind
- 24 mph38 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
Tuesday, Nov 3. Showers. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 46°8°30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 52°11°20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 46°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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 55°13°–57°14°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–47°8°
- Wind
- 29 mph47 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
The outlook
Today
60% chance of rain, high 55°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
81% chance of rain, high 53°, low 46°.
Tuesday
53% chance of rain, high 66°, low 51°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 56–71°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.
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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
Blue Earth River near Rapidan
4.5 mi- Level
- 9.4 ft
- Flow
- 898 cfs
Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Le Sueur River near Rapidan
7.7 mi- Level
- 7.0 ft
- Flow
- 622 cfs
Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page
Maple River near Sterling Center 2NE
9.2 mi- Level
- 12.8 ft
- Flow
- 209 cfs
Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:44 AM, sunset 6:16 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 32 min
- Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:36–6:34 PM
- Morning 7:25–8:24 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:34–6:46 PM
- Morning 7:14–7:25 AM; first light 7:14 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 100% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
99% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 7:11 AM · rises 5:41 PM
- Full moon
- Today, 11:12 PM
- New moon
- Nov 9
