Observed 9:15 AM CDT at KROX

Strathcona, MN weather

Rainy and 49°9°, gusts to 31 mph49 km/h today.

Forecasts agree

Now 49°9°

Rain · Feels like 42°6°

Feels like: 42°6°; Wind chill from 18 mph29 km/h wind · air 49°9°
Wind: 18 mph29 km/hgusts 26 mph42 km/h; From the west. 1321–25 mph40 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable · down to 36°2° by 11 AM
Humidity: 90%; Air 49°9°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure (notable): 29.96 inHg1015 hPa; Rising fast · +0.17 inHg+5.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° cooler than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 49°9° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h until 4 PM
High 55°13° today at 2 PM
Below freezing tomorrow 6–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Low 31°−1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night from midnight (low 25°−4°)

This morningNear 47°8° · Cloudy · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h
This afternoonUp to 55°13° by 2 PM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 33°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 41°5° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 43°6° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 26°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningNear 26°−3° · freezing, low 25°−4° · Partly 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 9a	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	39°4°	10%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sat 10a	Drizzle	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	39°4°	10%	25 mph40 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	74%	100%	0
Sat 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	39°4°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from W, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	65%	79%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	60%	91%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	51%	96%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	41%	74%	2
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	40%	47%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from W, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	37%	41%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	35%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	1%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	53%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	4%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	10%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	23°−5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	65%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	5%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from WNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	4%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	33°1°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	49%	3%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	35°2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	47%	41%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	42%	41%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	37°3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	42%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	40%	43%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	41%	58%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	61%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	50%	56%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	52%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	64%	41%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	41%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	33°1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	43%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	72%	43%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	75%	25%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	11%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	23%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	85%	60%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	26°−3° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	88%	50%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	41%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 29°−2°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	92%	40%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	27°−3° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	52%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 58, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. West wind 17 to 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 31, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West wind 9 to 14 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 45°7°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 26°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny. High near 45, with temperatures falling to around 43 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 8 to 15 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 27°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 35°2°
  50% chance · 0.2 in0.4 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
23°−5°–28°−2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 45°7°, low 36°2°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 36°2°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 43°6°
  60% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 42°6°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Low, likely
34°1°–36°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 49°9°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 47°8°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind around 13 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Low, likely
31°−1°–39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 48°9°, low 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 51°11°, low 44°7°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Fog. High 53°12°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  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
44°7°–60°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 52°11°, low 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  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
47°8°–58°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–53°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 58°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 45°, low 25°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 27°.
Rest of week
Highs 45–53°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

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

South Branch Two Rivers River at Pelan (MN11)

12 mi

Level: 28.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Thief River at Agassiz NWR near Gatzke

13 mi

Level: 1141 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

State Ditch 95 near Greenbush (CSAH7)

17 mi

Level: 1026 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

JD11 below Agassiz NWR at Thief River

18 mi

Level: 1134 ft

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 20 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 2 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:38 PM; Morning 7:38–8:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:50 PM; Morning 7:26–7:38 AM; first light 7:26 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:50 PM–7:27 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Strathcona. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.