Mississippi River at Lake City
1.7 mi- Level
- 6.3 ft
- Flow
- 16,400 cfs
Forecast peak 6.3 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 9:55 AM CDT at KRGK
Sunny and 66°19°, 23°13° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°), high 79°26° (likely 74°23° to 79°26°).
Now 66°19°
Sunny
None rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 59% | 5% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 53% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph39 km/h | 47% | 5% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 44% | 15% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 78°26° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°) | 78°26° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 42% | 30% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 79°26° (likely 73°23° to 79°26°) | 79°26° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 41% | 53% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly cloudy | 77°25° (likely 72°22° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 44% | 64% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 49% | 80% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 55% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 66% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 73% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 76% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 79% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 79% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 78% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 78% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 75% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 49°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 76% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 72% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 69% | 98% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 61% | 97% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 56°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 56% | 95% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 52% | 94% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 48% | 96% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 44% | 99% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 44% | 99% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 43% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 42% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 47% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 50% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 52% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 50°10° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 52% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 56% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 54% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 54% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 58% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 56% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 44°7° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 58% | 90% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 43°6° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 60% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 10% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 63% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 65% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 42°6° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 65% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 44°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Showers | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 68% | 96% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 79, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 9pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 5pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 57 in the afternoon. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 6 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 41. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 61. Southeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 6 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. 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 · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.26 in6.6 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 wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.28 in7.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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
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 79°, low 50°.
Dry, high 59°, low 44°, cooling off.
58% chance of rain, high 53°, low 41°, cooling off.
Highs 58–67°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 6.3 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 7.3 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 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, 12:00 PM–3:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 23°13° warmer than typical.
On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Lake City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:36 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 97% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing