Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KAXN

Kensington, MN weather

Partly cloudy and 63°17°, rain ~9–11 AM (60%).

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · down to 39°4° by 2 PM
UV tomorrow: 2Low; Low all day (peak 2)
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Dry until 8 AM
Rain today 8 AM–noon (60%)
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h today 10 AM–1 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 41°5° tonight at 5 AM

This morningNear 62°17° · Rain 8 AM–noon (60%) · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h
This afternoonDown to 55°13° by 5 PM · Cloudy · rain chance 30% · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 49°9° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7a	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	64%	28%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	67%	52%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	67%	94%	0
Sat 10a	Showers	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	62%	99%	1
Sat 11a	Drizzle	61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	58%	100%	1
Sat 12p	Showers	60°16° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	60°16°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	55%	100%	2
Sat 1p	Drizzle	61°16° (likely 49°9° to 61°16°)	61°16°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	48%	100%	2
Sat 2p	Showers	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	98%	2
Sat 3p	Drizzle	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	45%	96%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	78%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	45%	84%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	80%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	56%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	43%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	43%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	53%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	51%	45%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	82%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	83%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	57%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	62%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	91%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	88%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	42%	83%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	86%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	37%	95%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	100%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	37%	100%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	39%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Drizzle	51°11° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	47°8°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	44°7°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	43°6°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	42°6°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	40°4°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	38°3°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	37°3°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	35°2°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	34°1°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	62%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	33°1°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	64%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	32°0°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	99%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Showers. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers likely before 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 52°11°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 39°4°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 45°7°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 40°4°
  80% chance · 0.21 in5.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 40°4°
  90% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 41°5°
  90% chance · 0.27 in6.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 36. 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.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
36°2°–40°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  80% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. 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 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. South southeast 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
40°4°–42°6°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
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 57. South southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. West southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 57°14°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–52°11°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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
56°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  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
52°11°–62°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–57°14°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  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
49°9°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–55°13°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
60% chance of rain, high 63°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 52°, low 37°, cooling off.
Monday
69% chance of rain, high 45°, low 36°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 52–61°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

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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

Pomme De Terre River near Hoffman

8.0 mi

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 52 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 49 min less
Golden hour: 5:39–6:40 PM; Morning 7:33–8:33 AM
Blue hour: 6:40–6:51 PM; Morning 7:21–7:33 AM; first light 7:21 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:03 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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