Mississippi River at St. Paul
8.1 mi- Level
- 3.4 ft
- Flow
- 8,430 cfs
Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 2:15 AM CDT at KSGS
Clear and 65°19°, 21°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~7 PM (45%).
Today: low 61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°), high 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°).
Now 65°19°
Clear
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2a | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 58% | 88% | 0 |
| Sat 3a | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 58% | 56% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 60% | 40% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Mostly clear | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 60% | 47% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 60% | 27% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Mostly clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 65% | 29% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 65% | 17% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 62% | 24% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 55% | 20% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 53% | 7% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 51% | 21% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly cloudy | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 48% | 57% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Mostly cloudy | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 50% | 79% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 51% | 92% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 53% | 98% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 71°22° (likely 59°15° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 57% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 67°19° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 30% | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 63% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 63°17° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Showers | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Showers | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 75% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Drizzle | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 69% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 69% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 66% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 68% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 66% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 59% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 56% | 98% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 56% | 99% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 52% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 52% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 48% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 48% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 47% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 54% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 56% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 58% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Showers | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 58% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 58% | 99% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between 7am and 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 42. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. South 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
40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
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 63. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. 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 · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 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%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
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
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 61°.
Dry, high 54°, low 42°, cooling off.
59% chance of rain, high 50°, low 41°, cooling off.
Highs 52–64°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 4.8 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 688 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Fri 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 88% 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, 3:00 AM–3:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 21°12° warmer than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Inver Grove Heights weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:39 AM, sunset 6:12 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 48% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing