Mississippi River at St. Cloud
21 mi- Level
- 4.1 ft
- Flow
- 1,780 cfs
Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 10:55 AM CDT at KLXL
Partly cloudy and 64°18°, 18°10° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~1–4 PM (61%).
Today: low 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°), high 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°).
Now 64°18°
Partly sunny
None rain starting around 6:15 AM.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11a | Showers | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 67% | 58% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°) | 63°17° | 40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 67% | 93% | 1 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 70% | 99% | 2 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 50%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 67% | 100% | 2 |
| Sat 3p | Drizzle | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph35 km/h | 64% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 4p | Drizzle | 56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 60%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 64% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Drizzle | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 61% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly cloudy | 55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 5%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 59% | 97% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 59% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 63% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 61% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 60% | 87% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 63% | 81% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°) | 45°7° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 60% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°) | 44°7° | 5% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 60% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°) | 43°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 57% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 42°6° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 57% | 57% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 59% | 76% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 59% | 75% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 62% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 62% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 37°3° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°) | 37°3° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 67% | 83% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°) | 41°5° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 59% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 45°7° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 53% | 66% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 46% | 83% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 42% | 88% | 1 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 48°9° | 5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 41% | 85% | 2 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 37% | 81% | 2 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 37% | 94% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 39% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 41% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 44% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 51% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Drizzle | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 58% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 62% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 62% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 62% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 64% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 37°3° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 64% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 36°2° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 34°1° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 34°1° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°) | 31°−1° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 72% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°) | 34°1° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 36°2° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
60% chance · 0.31 in7.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 36, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
80% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely after 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers. Cloudy. Low around 33, with temperatures rising to around 39 overnight. East wind 10 to 15 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
80% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 45 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. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.48 in12 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. 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
40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
61% chance of rain, high 69°, low 37°.
Dry, high 52°, low 36°, cooling off.
71% chance of rain, high 44°, low 33°, cooling off.
Highs 51–62°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 79% 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 50°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 18°10° warmer than typical.
On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Royalton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:46 AM, sunset 6:15 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing