Observed 8:55 PM CDT at KSYN

Northfield, MN weather

Overcast and 57°14°.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Cloudy

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the west-northwest. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 9 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 2Low; Low all day (peak 2)
Air quality: 45Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.28 inHg1025 hPa; Rising · +0.10 inHg+3.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

10°5° cooler than this time yesterday (67°19° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 11 PM
Rain tonight 11 PM–midnight (30%)
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Rain tomorrow night 7–8 PM (20%)
Rain tomorrow night from 3 AM (70%, 0.22 in5.6 mm)

TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Rain 11 PM–midnight (30%)
Tomorrow morningNear 51°11° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 54°12° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Rain 7–8 PM (20%)
Monday morningNear 46°8° · Rain all morning (70%)
Monday afternoonNear 49°9° · Rain all afternoon (70%)
Monday nightNear 48°9° · Rain all night (60%)

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	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	99%	0
Sat 10p	Drizzle	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	99%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	48°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	92%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	98%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	74%	99%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	98%	0
Sun 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	98%	0
Sun 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	53°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	99%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	53°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	100%	0
Sun 2p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	50%	100%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	48%	100%	0
Sun 4p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	100%	0
Sun 5p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	47%	100%	0
Sun 6p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	100%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	60%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	60%	99%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	68%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Showers	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	100%	0
Mon 12p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	70%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 1p	Showers	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 2p	Showers	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	100%	1
Mon 3p	Showers	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	68%	98%	0
Mon 4p	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	68%	100%	0
Mon 5p	Drizzle	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	46°8°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	98%	0
Mon 6p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	60%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 7p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	74%	100%	0
Mon 8p	Showers	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	76%	93%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Showers. High 55°13°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 55. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 51°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 50°10°
  70% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 47°8°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. East wind 10 to 15 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
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 64. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 0 to 5 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 66°19°).
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 69°21°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.2 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 69. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6 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 around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–56°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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°–65°18°
Low, likely
33°1°–56°13°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 55°, low 42°, cooling off.
Monday
67% chance of rain, high 51°, low 42°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 58–69°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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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

Cannon River at Northfield

0.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 890 ft
Flow: 334 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Chub Creek at Hwy 47 near Randolph 3W

7.0 mi

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cannon River at Hwy 29 below Faribault

7.9 mi

Level: 9.9 ft
Flow: 294 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Prairie Creek (MN) near Cannon Falls 4WSW

9.3 mi

Level: 11.9 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 34 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 44 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:31 PM; Morning 7:21–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:43 PM; Morning 7:09–7:21 AM; first light 7:09 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 99% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:51 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Northfield. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.