Observed 9:35 PM CDT at KAUM

Lansing, MN weather

Clear and 55°13°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the northwest. 610–8 mph13 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.27 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.08 inHg+2.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

8°5° cooler than this time yesterday (63°17° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
High 60°16° tomorrow at 4 PM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 58°14° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 57°14° by 4 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 51°11° by 9 PM · rain chance 20% · 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 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	87%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	91%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	91%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	74%	91%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	93%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 47°8° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	64%	92%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 47°8° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	96%	1
Sun 2p	Drizzle	59°15° (likely 47°8° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	97%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	53%	99%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	95%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	96%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	45%	80%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	56%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	88%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	76%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	58%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	58%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	60%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	94%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	10%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	66%	100%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	99%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	96%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	92%	1
Mon 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	98%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	57%	98%	1
Mon 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 46°8° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	99%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	96%	0
Mon 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	59%	96%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	64%	98%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	69%	98%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	71%	94%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 61°16°).
High, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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 69. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 70. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 49°9° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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.
High, likely
47°8°–69°21°
Low, likely
33°1°–56°13°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 30°−1°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 61°, low 44°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–70°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cedar River near Lansing

0.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.2 ft
Flow: 147 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Dobbins Creek near Austin

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 31 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Turtle Creek near Austin

5.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 108 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River near Austin

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 329 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 156

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

AUSTIN WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1938–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 22°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 13°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+8°+4°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
+23°+13°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Lansing weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:31 PM; Morning 7:19–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:43 PM; Morning 7:08–7:19 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 86% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

Lansing, MN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cedar River near Lansing

Dobbins Creek near Austin

Turtle Creek near Austin

Cedar River near Austin

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon