Observed 2:15 AM CDT at KCFE

Monticello, MN weather

Rainy and 63°17°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~2–5 PM (65%).

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Rain

Wind: 14 mph22 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the south. 1016–15 mph24 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 0Low; Low all day (peak 0)
Air quality: 47Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain starting around 6:15 AM.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 1 PM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h today 9 AM–1 PM
Rain today 1–7 PM (70%, 0.18 in4.6 mm)
High 72°22° today at 1 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 64°18° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonDown to 62°17° by 5 PM · Rain 1–6 PM (70%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Rain 6–7 PM (40%)
Tomorrow morningNear 47°8° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 11 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 2a	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	58%	88%	0
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	60%	36%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	62%	48%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	65%	49%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	67%	45%	0
Sat 7a	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	67%	49%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	67%	66%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	65%	69%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	61%	73%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	59%	84%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	53%	95%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	53%	90%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	70°21°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	57%	100%	2
Sat 3p	Showers	68°20° (likely 56°13° to 68°20°)	68°20°	60%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	100%	2
Sat 4p	Showers	66°19° (likely 54°12° to 66°19°)	66°19°	70%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	63%	100%	1
Sat 5p	Showers	62°17° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	67%	100%	0
Sat 6p	Showers	60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	60°16°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	69%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Showers	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	71%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	45°7°	5%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	63%	93%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 47°8°)	43°6°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	98%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	65%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	94%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	95%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	98%	0
Sun 1p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	100%	0
Sun 3p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	46%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	99%	0
Sun 5p	Drizzle	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	46%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Showers	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	49°9°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	98%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 72°22°
  70% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers likely after 1pm. Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 53°12°, low 39°4°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 39. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 47°8°, low 37°3°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  60% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 44°7°
  70% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  70% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 37. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 55°13°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  80% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 61°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, 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.
High, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 5 to 10 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°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 54°12°
  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 58. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 64°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 49°9° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 30°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 49°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. 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
52°11°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 41°5°. Typical 48°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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°–54°12°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 61°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 53°, low 39°, cooling off.
Monday
67% chance of rain, high 47°, low 37°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 50–64°; 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

Mississippi River at St. Cloud

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 1,780 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Francis River near Big Lake at 164th Street

8.8 mi

Level: 934 ft
Flow: 19 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

North Fork Crow River near Rockford 3W

14 mi

Level: 76.1 ft
Flow: 142 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Crow River at Rockford

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 256 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 165

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
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 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

ELK RIVER · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1942–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+4°+2°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+15°+8°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 31 min; Losing 2 min 58 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 47 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:33 PM; Morning 7:24–8:24 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 7:13–7:24 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 52% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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