South Fork Watonwan River near Madelia 3SW
17 mi- Level
- 991 ft
- Flow
- 44 cfs
Reading from Sun 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 11:55 AM CDT at KJYG
Ormsby, MN weather
Overcast and 50°10°, rain tomorrow ~4–3 AM (88%).
Today: low 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°), high 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°).
Now 50°10°
Cloudy · Feels like 46°8°
- Wind
- 10 mph17 km/h
- From the northeast. 58–10 mph17 km/h through 12 AM
- Dew point
- 41°5°
- Comfortable
Next 48 hours
20°11° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 50°10° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 50°10° · rain chance 20%
TonightDown to 43°6° by 4 AM · Rain 3–6 AM (60%)
Tomorrow morningNear 44°7° · Rain all morning (90%)
Tomorrow afternoonNear 48°9° · Rain all afternoon (80%)
Tomorrow nightNear 50°10° · Rain all night (70%)
Tuesday morningNear 54°12° · Rain 6–7 AM (30%)
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12p | Rain | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 74% | — | 0 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 46°8° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from N | 71% | — | 0 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from N | 66% | — | 0 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from N | 61% | — | 1 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from N | 59% | — | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from N | 56% | — | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 56% | — | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 5% | 10 mph16 km/h from N | 61% | — | — |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 68% | — | — |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 68% | — | — |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N | 68% | — | — |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE | 68% | — | — |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 10% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 70% | — | — |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 10%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 73% | — | — |
| Mon 2a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 76% | — | — |
| Mon 3a | Rain | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 40%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 76% | — | — |
| Mon 4a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 79% | — | — |
| Mon 5a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE | 79% | — | — |
| Mon 6a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°) | 37°3° | 60%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 79% | — | — |
| Mon 7a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°) | 37°3° | 70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 82% | — | — |
| Mon 8a | Rain | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°) | 35°2° | 80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 89% | — | — |
| Mon 9a | Rain | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 43°6°) | 37°3° | 80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 86% | — | — |
| Mon 10a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NE | 79% | — | — |
| Mon 11a | Rain | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 79% | — | — |
| Mon 12p | Rain | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 76% | — | — |
| Mon 1p | Rain | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 76% | — | — |
| Mon 2p | Rain | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 74% | — | — |
| Mon 3p | Rain | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 4p | Rain | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 5p | Rain | 49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 68% | — | — |
| Mon 6p | Rain | 49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 71% | — | — |
| Mon 7p | Rain | 48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 74% | — | — |
| Mon 8p | Rain | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ENE | 83% | — | — |
| Mon 9p | Rain | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E | 83% | — | — |
| Mon 10p | Rain | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E | 86% | — | — |
| Mon 11p | Rain | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from E | 86% | — | — |
| Tue 12a | Rain | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE | 86% | — | — |
| Tue 1a | Rain | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE | 89% | — | — |
| Tue 2a | Rain | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE | 86% | — | — |
| Tue 3a | Rain | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE | 86% | — | — |
| Tue 4a | Rain | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SE | 86% | — | — |
| Tue 5a | Rain | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE | 89% | — | — |
| Tue 6a | Rain | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 86% | — | — |
| Tue 7a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from S | 86% | — | — |
| Tue 8a | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW | 89% | — | — |
| Tue 9a | Mostly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW | 89% | — | — |
| Tue 10a | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW | 83% | — | — |
| Tue 11a | Mostly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5% | 15 mph24 km/h from SSW | 77% | — | — |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 25. Rain. High 51°11°, low 41°5°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. One forecast only.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 46°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 43°6°60% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Rain likely after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 41. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 51°11°–52°11°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Rain. High 50°10°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 90% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 41°5°90% chance · 0.78 in20 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Rain, 49°9°80% chance · 0.89 in23 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Rain, 46°8°70% chance · 1.2 in29 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Rain, 48°9°60% chance · 0.6 in15 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Rain likely. Cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 48°9°–50°10°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–46°8°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 33°1°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. One forecast only.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Rain, 51°11°30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 58°14°–63°17°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Dry. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 53°12° / 32°0°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Thunderstorms. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Storms 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 52°11° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 60% chance. One forecast only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
One forecast onlyOnly one forecast covers this day, so there is nothing to compare against.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 52°11° / 31°−1°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 51°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
88% chance of rain, high 50°, low 46°.
Tuesday
33% chance of rain, high 63°, low 50°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 64–70°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.
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
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Watonwan River near La Salle 3ESE
17 mi- Level
- 31.9 ft
- Flow
- 74 cfs
Reading from Sun 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page
West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson
21 mi- Level
- 6.9 ft
- Flow
- 34 cfs
Reading from Sun 11 AM · NWS gauge page
West Fork Des Moines River above Windom
23 mi- Level
- 9.7 ft
- Flow
- 39 cfs
Reading from Sun 11 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 78% less heating than a typical week.
This week 34Typical 157
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 23
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 41°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?
St. James Wwtp · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1958–2026
Oct 25, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 55°13° / 33°1°
- Forecast high / low
- 51°11° / 41°5°
- Record high
- 82°28° in 1989
- Record low
- 20°−7° in 2020
Last 7 days vs normal
- —MonOct 19
- —TueOct 20
- —WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
- —SunOct 25
Ormsby weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:19 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 33 min
- Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 39 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:38–6:37 PM
- Morning 7:27–8:26 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:37–6:48 PM
- Morning 7:16–7:27 AM; first light 7:16 AM
Stars tonight? Unknown
Cloud forecast not available for tonight.
Moon
Full moon
100% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 7:12 AM · rises 5:44 PM
- Full moon
- Today, 11:12 PM
- New moon
- Nov 9
