Observed 10:45 AM CDT at KDLH

Rice Lake, MN weather

Mostly sunny and 66°19°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~2–6 PM (79%).

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the southwest. Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · down to 39°4° by 9 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 54Moderate; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow good
Pressure: 30.09 inHg1019 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

None rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

17°9° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 1 PM
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h until 2 PM
High 68°20° today at noon
Rain today 1–7 PM (80%, 0.6 in15 mm)
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM

This afternoonUp to 68°20° by noon · Rain 1–6 PM (80%) · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Rain 6–7 PM (40%)
Tomorrow morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 39°4° by 10 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Mostly 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 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	60%	54%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	53%	74%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	30%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	55%	74%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	50%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	90%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	67%	98%	1
Sat 4p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	61°16°	80%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	81%	100%	1
Sat 5p	Showers	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	70%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	100%	0
Sat 6p	Drizzle	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	40%, 0.1 in2.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	77%	100%	0
Sat 7p	Drizzle	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	68%	99%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	65%	92%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	65%	94%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	91%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	79%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	57%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	75%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	60%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	62%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	57%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	44%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	38%	77%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	34%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	33%	86%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	32%	84%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	32%	86%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	33%	87%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	37%	86%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	42%	84%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	82%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	90%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	55%	86%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	86%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	61%	88%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	64%	84%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	66%	79%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	80%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	78%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	77%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	76%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	81%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	88%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 38°3°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 68°20°
  80% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 5% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 39°4°
  50% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Rain showers after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
31°−1°–35°2°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 47°8°, low 40°4°. Typical 47°8° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 41°5°
  80% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  80% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
38°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 31°−1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Typical 46°8° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 70% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 37°3°. Typical 46°8° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 54°12°, low 40°4°. Typical 46°8° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 46°8°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.9 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 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 54°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 45°7° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 48°9°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 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
49°9°–60°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 30°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 54°12°, low 46°8°. Typical 44°7° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  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.
High, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 42°6°. Typical 44°7° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 54°, low 31°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 31°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 47–59°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DLH) (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

Cloquet River at Island Lake

7.3 mi

Level: 1367 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Island Lake Outflow

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Flow: 70 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Big Sucker Creek near Palmers

12 mi

Level: 79.0 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Knife River (MN) near Two Harbors

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 25.8 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 79% less heating than a typical week.

This week 38Typical 181

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 29
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 48°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?

Duluth International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1874–2026

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).

+11°+6°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+16°+9°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Rice Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 26 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 54 min less
Golden hour: 5:22–6:24 PM; Morning 7:20–8:22 AM
Blue hour: 6:24–6:36 PM; Morning 7:08–7:20 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 88% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Rice Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 27 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.