Observed 2:55 PM CDT at KFFM

Rothsay, MN weather

Sunny and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Sunny · Feels like 42°5°

Feels like: 42°5°; Wind chill from 17 mph28 km/h wind · air 48°9°
Wind: 17 mph28 km/h; From the northwest. Easing to 6 mph10 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable · down to 32°0° by 7 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.25 inHg1024 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

18°10° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Low 35°2° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Rain Monday from 7 AM (70%, 0.4 in10.2 mm)

This afternoonNear 49°9° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 45°7° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 51°11° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 37°3° by 5 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningNear 39°4° · Rain 7 AM–noon (40%)
Monday afternoonNear 42°6° · Rain all afternoon (70%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	74%	83%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	80%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	82%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	84%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	86%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	84%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	85%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	57%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	59%	24%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	59%	59%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	64%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	59%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	53%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	87%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	81%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	39%	81%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	85%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	36%	92%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	34%	93%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	37%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	39%	89%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	92%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	100%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	95%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	55%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	64%	98%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	20%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	98%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	73%	99%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	70%	99%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	34°1°	40%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	96%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	62%	94%	2
Mon 2p	Rain	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	37°3°	70%, 0.11 in2.8 mm	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	98%	1

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 56°13°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 12 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 35, with temperatures rising to around 37 overnight. North northwest wind 2 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Wind
28 mph45 km/h, gusts 48 mph77 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. North wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 35. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 44°7°, low 34°1°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 43°6°
  70% chance · 0.28 in7.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 40°4°
  90% chance · 0.26 in6.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 41°5°
  90% chance · 0.35 in8.8 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 44. East northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 34. East wind 12 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 51°11°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 100% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 44°7°
  90% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
40°4°–41°5°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
31°−1°–42°6°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 60°16°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 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
49°9°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 53°12°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–62°17°
Low, likely
32°0°–57°14°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
27°−3°–57°14°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 35°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 51°, low 35°, cooling off.
Monday
65% chance of rain, high 44°, low 34°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 51–60°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.

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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

Pelican River near Fergus Falls (MN210)

14 mi

Level: 1123 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Otter Tail River near Elizabeth

15 mi

Level: 4.9 ft
Flow: 179 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam near Fergus Falls

19 mi

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 52 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Orwell Lake at Orwell Dam near Fergus Falls

19 mi

Level: 1064 ft

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 27 min; Losing 3 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 52 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:41 PM; Morning 7:36–8:37 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:53 PM; Morning 7:24–7:36 AM; first light 7:24 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:06 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Rothsay. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,800 ft, 32 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.