Observed 11:55 PM CDT at KAUM

Taopi, MN weather

Partly cloudy and 53°12°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 25.

Forecasts differ

Now 53°12°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north-northwest. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 12 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.3 inHg1026 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa next 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

High 61°16° today at 3 PM

TonightNear 53°12° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonNear 59°15° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 56°13° by 5 PM · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 10 PM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	52%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	85%	83%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	84%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	94%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	86%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	92%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	94%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	94%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	95%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	77%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	69%	77%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	67%	80%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	74%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	62%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	59°15°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	60%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	77%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	66%	72%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	65%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	64%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	67%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	63%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	61%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	5%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	77%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	63%	88%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	65%	92%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	20%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	65%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	65%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	42°6°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	66%	99%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	52°11°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	93%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	63%	94%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	54°12°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	96%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	55°13°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	92%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	55°13°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	91%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	55°13°	20%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	59%	81%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	56°13°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	57%	86%	1
Mon 6p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	55°13°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	59%	86%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	89%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	64%	92%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	69%	96%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	71%	94%	0
Mon 11p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	10%	12 mph19 km/h from E, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	74%	92%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. North wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Showers. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. East wind 12 to 15 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 51°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 70°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 50°10° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 30°−1°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 49°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 48°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–56°13°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 48°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
47°8°–67°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–56°13°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Nov 3. Rain. High 55°13°, low 43°6°. Typical 47°8° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 47°8°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 43°6°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–56°13°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 28°−2°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 57°, low 46°, cooling off.
Tuesday
Dry, high 67°, low 53°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 55–70°; chance of precipitation on Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (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 Root River near Grand Meadow

7.7 mi

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 11:20 PM · NWS gauge page

Dobbins Creek near Austin

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 31 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar River near Austin

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 329 cfs

Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Carpenter

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 78.5 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 24Typical 171

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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?

Today, 2:00 PM–3:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Grand Meadow · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1891–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+8°+4°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+15°+8°ThuOct 22
+18°+10°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Taopi weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 34 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 5:31–6:29 PM; Morning 7:19–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:40 PM; Morning 7:07–7:19 AM; first light 7:07 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 85% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:03 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Today, 11:12 PM
New moon: Nov 9

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

Taopi, MN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

South Branch Root River near Grand Meadow

Dobbins Creek near Austin

Cedar River near Austin

Deer Creek near Carpenter

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon