Observed 7:50 AM CDT at KMKT

Good Thunder, MN weather

Sunny and 57°14°, rain ~10 PM (40%).

Mostly agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 53Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 7 PM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h today 10 AM–noon
Drizzle tonight 7 PM–midnight (40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm)
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Rain tomorrow night from 1 AM (80%, 0.32 in8.1 mm)

This morningUp to 71°22° by 11 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Partly cloudy
This afternoonDown to 69°21° by 5 PM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Rain 7 PM–midnight (40%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 54°12° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 5 AM · Rain 1–6 AM (50%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	52%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	62%	13%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	52%	45%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	47%	52%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	44%	52%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 71°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	40%	55%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	43%	86%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	46%	72%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 63°17° to 73°23°)	73°23°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	48%	91%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 58°14° to 69°21°)	69°21°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	97%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	30%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	58%	98%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	64%	99%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	99%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	99%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	98%	0
Sat 11p	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 2a	Showers	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	85%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	98%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	93%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	97%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	68%	99%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	68%	97%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	94%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	98%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	100%	3
Sun 1p	Drizzle	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	100%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	99%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	99%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	100%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	45%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	97%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	48%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	90%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	56%	91%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	95%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	92%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	96%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	39°4°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	70%	98%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	38°3°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	90%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	36°2°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Drizzle	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	36°2°	80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	76%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 3am. Cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 52°11°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 44°7°
  80% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–55°13°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 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 62. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–60°16°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  50% 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.
High, likely
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–58°14°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 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
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–60°16°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 45 mph72 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 41°, cooling off.
Monday
79% chance of rain, high 52°, low 41°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–66°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, 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

Maple River near Sterling Center 2NE

5.0 mi

Level: 13.0 ft
Flow: 224 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Blue Earth River near Rapidan

6.4 mi

Level: 9.4 ft
Flow: 964 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Watonwan River near Garden City

6.8 mi

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 100 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Le Sueur River near Rapidan

7.3 mi

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 677 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 42 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:35 PM; Morning 7:24–8:22 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:47 PM; Morning 7:12–7:24 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 97% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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