Mississippi River Below Lock and Dam 2 - Hastings
11 mi- Level
- 4.7 ft
- Flow
- 9,520 cfs
Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KSYN
Sunny and 63°17°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~7 PM (41%).
Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°), high 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°).
Now 63°17°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 58% | 5% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h | 55% | 3% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 49% | 2% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°) | 74°23° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 46% | 22% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 45% | 18% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly cloudy | 76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 76°24° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 46% | 68% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from WSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 48% | 77% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 51% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 59% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 63°17° | 40%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 72% | 91% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 40%, 0.04 in1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 78% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 80% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 80% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 77% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 30%, 0.04 in1 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 71% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 66% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 68% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 66% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 61% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 59% | 99% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 56% | 99% | 2 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 54% | 100% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 52% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 50% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 50% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 52% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h | 54% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 60% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 63% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 63% | 92% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 65% | 89% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h | 68% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 70% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Showers | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 73% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 39°4° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 73% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 54. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% 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 49. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% 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 rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. 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
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 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. 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 around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
60% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% 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
40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Dry, high 54°, low 41°, cooling off.
58% chance of rain, high 49°, low 40°, cooling off.
Highs 57–65°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 4.7 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 668 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 8:50 AM · NWS gauge page
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.
Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).
Today, 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 22°12° warmer than typical.
On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
New Trier weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:12 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 98% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing