Observed 9:15 PM CDT at KACQ

New Richland, MN weather

Overcast and 52°11°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 52°11°

Cloudy

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the northwest. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising · +0.07 inHg+2.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 48°9° tomorrow at 8 AM
High 57°14° tomorrow at 2 PM
Rain tomorrow night 4–7 AM (40%, 0.09 in2.3 mm)

TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 56°13° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 2 AM · Rain 4–6 AM (30%)
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 11 AM · Rain 6–7 AM (40%)
Monday afternoonUp to 55°13° by 3 PM · rain chance 40% · Cloudy
Monday nightNear 52°11° · 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 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	99%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	92%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	93%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	88%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	87%	0
Sun 8a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	96%	0
Sun 9a	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	71%	99%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	66%	100%	2
Sun 12p	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	100%	0
Sun 1p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	55%	100%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	99%	1
Sun 3p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	57°14°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	100%	1
Sun 4p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	47%	100%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	43%	98%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	45%	98%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	97%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	98%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	54%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	56%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	60%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	91%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	60%	96%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	10%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	96%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	20%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	81%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Showers	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	98%	0
Mon 12p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	40%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	99%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	61%	99%	1
Mon 2p	Showers	53°12° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	59%	98%	1
Mon 3p	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 45°7° to 55°13°)	55°13°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	98%	1
Mon 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	55%	100%	0
Mon 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	54°12°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	98%	0
Mon 6p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	98%	0
Mon 7p	Showers	51°11° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	51°11°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	94%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	71%	99%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between midnight and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 58. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 55°13°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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 69. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 68°20°).
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.22 in5.6 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 70. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 62°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 49°9° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–57°14°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 49°9° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% 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
48°9°–70°21°
Low, likely
32°0°–57°14°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 30°−1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 44°, cooling off.
Monday
38% chance of rain, high 55°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–70°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

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

Straight River at Owatonna

19 mi

Level: 1120 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Maple Creek (MN) at Owatonna

21 mi

Level: 1167 ft

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Le Sueur River at St. Clair

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 13.7 ft
Flow: 174 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Cannon River at Morristown

23 mi

Level: 13.0 ft
Flow: 43 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 28Typical 158

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
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 45°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Waseca Southern Research And Outreach Center · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1914–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 22°12° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+8°+4°MonOct 19
+9°+5°TueOct 20
+11°+6°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

New Richland weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 42 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:33 PM; Morning 7:21–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:45 PM; Morning 7:10–7:21 AM; first light 7:10 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 95% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:52 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from New Richland. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 26 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.