South Fork Crow River near Lester Prairie 1SE
0.4 mi- Level
- 34.0 ft
- Flow
- 28 cfs
Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KGYL
Lester Prairie, MN weather
Partly cloudy and 64°18°, rain ~3–6 PM (69%).
Today: low 61°16° (likely 48°9° to 61°16°), high 74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°).
Now 64°18°
Partly cloudy
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h
- From the south-southeast. Gusts to 30 mph49 km/h around 10 AM
- Dew point
- 50°10°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
- Pressure
- 30.09 inHg1019 hPa
- Steady over the last 3 h
Next 2 hours
None rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (58°15° then, 65°18° now)
Good hours for
TonightNear 64°18° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonDown to 63°17° by 5 PM · Rain 1–6 PM (70%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Rain 6–9 PM (50%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy · rain chance 30%
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 2 AM · Rain 1–3 AM (40%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 3a | Partly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 60% | 53% | 0 |
| Sat 4a | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 60% | 50% | 0 |
| Sat 5a | Partly cloudy | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 60% | 49% | 0 |
| Sat 6a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 62% | 34% | 0 |
| Sat 7a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 65% | 65% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 62% | 69% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 65% | 75% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 30 mph49 km/h | 56% | 52% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Partly sunny | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 55% | 72% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 51% | 79% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 49% | 92% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 53% | 99% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 57°14° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 57% | 100% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 67°19° (likely 54°12° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 70%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 59% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Showers | 63°17° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 60%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 65% | 96% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Drizzle | 60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Showers | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Showers | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Showers | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Showers | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Mostly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 71% | 60% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 65% | 60% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 68% | 60% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 68% | 59% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 65% | 61% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 70% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 68% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 63% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 61% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 40% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 56% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Showers | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 54% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 48% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 46% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 50% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 50°10° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 54% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 48°9° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 47°8° | 20% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 63% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 65% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 65% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 68% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 62°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Showers, 73°23°70% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 54°12°50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 45°7°30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers likely after 1pm. Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 63 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–61°16°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 52°11°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Showers, 43°6°30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Showers, 52°11°40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 48°9°20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 44°7°40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 48°9°–53°12°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–46°8°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 48°9°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 43°6°60% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 45°7°60% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 44°7°60% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 46°8°60% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 45°7°–48°9°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–44°7°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 51°11°60% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 63°17°40% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 56°13°40% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 57°14°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–48°9°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 54°12°40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 62°17°20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 52°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 46°8°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 62. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 58°14°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–52°11°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 61°16°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 54°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 48°9°20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 55°13°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–47°8°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 51°10°20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 62°17°20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Rain, 57°14°30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 56°13°30% chance · 0.27 in6.7 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 59. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 57°14°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–55°13°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 59°15°40% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 65°18°40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 56°13°40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
- 58°14°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–61°16°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 56°13°30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 57°14°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 47°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 41°5°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
- 53°12°–62°17°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–49°9°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 50°10°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 42°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 45°7°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 44°6°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
- 44°7°–52°11°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–46°8°
- Wind
- 21 mph34 km/h, gusts 43 mph69 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
The outlook
Today
69% chance of rain, high 74°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
35% chance of rain, high 52°, low 39°, cooling off.
Monday
78% chance of rain, high 48°, low 38°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 50–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (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
South Fork Crow River near Mayer
7.6 mi- Level
- 1.8 ft
- Flow
- 93 cfs
Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Buffalo Creek (MN) below Glencoe
8.7 mi- Level
- 9.7 ft
- Flow
- 53 cfs
Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page
South Fork Crow River at Hutchinson
16 mi- Level
- 32.6 ft
- Flow
- 27 cfs
Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:16 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 32 min
- Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 46 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:35–6:34 PM
- Morning 7:25–8:24 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:34–6:46 PM
- Morning 7:13–7:25 AM; first light 7:13 AM
Stars tonight? Poor
Clouds most of the night (about 50% cover).
Moon
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:15 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
