South Fork Watonwan River near Madelia 3SW
2.8 mi- Level
- 991 ft
- Flow
- 43 cfs
Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KFRM
Clear and 57°14°, 19°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~5–6 PM (48%).
Today: low 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°), high 75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°).
Now 57°14°
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 7a | Clear | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 62% | 3% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 60% | 16% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Mostly sunny | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 65% | 21% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 56% | 17% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Partly sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 51% | 26% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 10% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 49% | 49% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 48% | 88% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 49% | 98% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 64°18° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 53% | 91% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 55% | 94% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Showers | 65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Showers | 62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 65% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Drizzle | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 77% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Showers | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 74% | 62% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 74% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Showers | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 74% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 76% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 71% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 76% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 71% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 68% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 63% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 61% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 56% | 100% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 54% | 98% | 2 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 50% | 99% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 50% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 48% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 48% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 52% | 93% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 58% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 60% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 63% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 65% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 68% | 93% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 70% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 40°4° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 73% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Showers | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 73% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 76% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Drizzle | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 37°3° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 79% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Drizzle | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 35°2° | 60%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
60% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: Rain showers likely after 1am. Cloudy. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
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 showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 41. 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
20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 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 61. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 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
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.12 in3 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.
Dry, high 75°, low 45°.
Dry, high 54°, low 39°, cooling off.
83% chance of rain, high 50°, low 41°, cooling off.
Highs 58–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
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Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 4:30 AM · NWS gauge page
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What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 84% 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. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).
Today, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 19°11° warmer than typical.
Madelia weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:43 AM, sunset 6:19 PM.
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing