Observed 5:35 AM CDT at KFSE

McIntosh, MN weather

Clear and 61°16°, jacket by 9 AM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Clear

Wind: 15 mph24 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h around 7 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 41°5° by 11 AM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 51Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 29.86 inHg1011 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h until 1 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below freezing tomorrow night from 3 AM (low 29°−2°)

This morningDown to 54°12° by 10 AM · rain chance 20% · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonNear 53°12° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 44°7° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 46°8° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 29°−2° by 5 AM · freezing, low 29°−2° · Mostly 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 6a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from S, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	65%	22%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	20%	16 mph26 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	20%	17 mph27 km/h from SW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	69%	86%	0
Sat 9a	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	20%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	69%	81%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	66%	99%	0
Sat 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	61%	94%	0
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from WNW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	53%	74%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from WNW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	47%	62%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	39%	68%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from WNW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	40%	61%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from WNW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	37%	62%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	35%	28%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	38%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	46%	39%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	50%	33%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	23%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	12%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	44%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	33°1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	59%	26%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	31°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	41%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	50%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	30°−1°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	62%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	29°−2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	68%	56%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	49%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	45%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	44%	55%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	42%	73%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	37%	77%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	36%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	36%	84%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	36%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	37%	81%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	38%	68%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	72%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	50%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	54%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly cloudy	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	69%	71%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	57%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	55%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	57%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Isolated rain showers between 7am and 11am. Partly sunny. High near 59, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 29°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
27°−3°–34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 44°7°, low 30°−1°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 0% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 29°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  80% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Rain likely after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind around 8 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.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
27°−3°–31°−1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 47°8°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 40°4°
  80% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  60% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 45°7°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Low, likely
36°2°–38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 52°11°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
32°0°–43°6°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 50. West southwest wind around 9 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
33°1°–39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–43°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 56°13°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°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
49°9°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–52°11°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  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
48°9°–59°15°
Low, likely
39°4°–56°13°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 59°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 47°, low 27°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 30°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 47–56°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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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

Lost River at Oklee

14 mi

Level: 4.7 ft
Flow: 22 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Lost River near Brooks (CR119)

15 mi

Level: 76.0 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Clearwater River (MN) at Plummer

21 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Wild Rice River (MN) near Mahnomen (CSAH25)

23 mi

Level: 35.6 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 23 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 58 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:38 PM; Morning 7:36–8:39 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:50 PM; Morning 7:24–7:36 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 44% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from McIntosh. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.