Observed 7:15 PM CDT at K04W

McGrath, MN weather

Overcast and 52°11°.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Cloudy

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the north-northwest. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 41°5° by 8 PM
Humidity: 94%; Air 52°11°, dew point 50°10° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.26 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.5 hPa in 3 h

None rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

18°10° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 52°11° now)

Good hours for

Low 37°3° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon
High 54°12° tomorrow at 3 PM
Rain Monday from 1 PM (50%, 0.3 in7.6 mm)

TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · rain chance 40% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 48°9° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 52°11° · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 44°7° · Rain 1–6 PM (50%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 7p	Drizzle	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	40%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	76%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	87%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	68%	89%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	82%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	74%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	60%	81%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	27%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	24%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	24%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	64%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	65%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	49%	72%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	44%	67%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	36%	59%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	77%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	32%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	31%	79%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	35%	82%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	36%	88%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	42%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	45%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	98%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	57%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	88%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	84%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	72%	86%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	67%	93%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	37°3°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	62%	96%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	96%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	99%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	55%	99%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	99%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	99%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	99%	2
Mon 5p	Showers	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	100%	1
Mon 6p	Showers	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	39°4°	50%, 0.05 in1.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	100%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 45°7°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 40°5°
  80% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  90% chance · 0.18 in4.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
32°0°–39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  80% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  60% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 60°16°, low 39°4°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 60°16°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.9 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 60. East wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–66°19°
Low, likely
36°2°–45°7°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 55°13°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  20% chance
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
51°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Sunny. High 54°12°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 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
48°9°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–55°13°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
83% chance of rain, high 69°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 54°, low 33°, cooling off.
Monday
48% chance of rain, high 45°, low 32°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 53–60°; 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

Mille Lacs Lake at Cove Bay

19 mi

Level: 10.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Kettle River near Willow River

20 mi

Level: 76.7 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Kettle River (MN) below Sandstone

22 mi

Level: 3.9 ft
Flow: 101 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Kettle River (MN) near Kettle River

25 mi

Level: 0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 28 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 51 min less
Golden hour: 5:28–6:29 PM; Morning 7:24–8:25 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:41 PM; Morning 7:12–7:24 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6–7:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from McGrath. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,200 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.