Mississippi River at Red Wing
12 mi- Level
- 2.7 ft
- Flow
- 13,000 cfs
Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Model estimate for 7:00 AM CDT (no recent station report)
Partly cloudy and 59°15°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, gusts to 31 mph50 km/h today.
Today: low 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°), high 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°).
Now 59°15°
Partly cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7a | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 68% | 32% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Partly sunny | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 67% | 26% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph46 km/h | 67% | 10% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph49 km/h | 63% | 6% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 57% | 18% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Mostly sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 51% | 14% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 46% | 5% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Mostly cloudy | 74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 48% | 23% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly cloudy | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 46% | 51% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 48% | 64% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 49% | 67% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 70°21° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 55% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 63% | 92% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°) | 62°17° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 72% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 78% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 80% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 80% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 80% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 80% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Showers | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 80% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 77% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 80% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 74% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 77% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 71% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 66% | 97% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 59% | 97% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 55% | 91% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 51% | 100% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 49% | 99% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 50% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 48% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 52% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 60% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 43°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 63% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 43°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 63% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 39°4° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 67% | 97% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North northeast 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 · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
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. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. 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
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 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 60. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.04 in1 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 75°, low 47°.
Dry, high 56°, low 41°, cooling off.
60% chance of rain, high 51°, low 40°, cooling off.
Highs 57–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 4:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 668 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 87% 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 49°F).
Today, 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.
On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Goodhue weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:37 AM, sunset 6:11 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 95% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing