Observed 3:50 PM CDT at KTVF

Thief River Falls, MN weather

Sunny and 48°9°.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Sunny · Feels like 42°6°

Feels like: 42°6°; Wind chill from 16 mph26 km/h wind · air 48°9°
Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the west. Easing to 6 mph10 km/h by 2 AM
Dew point: 36°2°; Comfortable · down to 25°−4° by 8 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.21 inHg1023 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 40°4° tonight after 9 PM
Below freezing tonight 5–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Low 31°−1° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 11 PM–10 AM (low 26°−3°)

This afternoonNear 48°9° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 43°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 36°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 41°5° · 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 4p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	58%	70%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	58%	66%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	39%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	61%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	55%	36%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	33°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	27%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	59%	28%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	39%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	42%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	64%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	66%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	6%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	26%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	43%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	66%	44%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	44%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	43%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	43%	42%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	41%	41%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	38%	41%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	37%	41%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	37%	41%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	38%	41%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	44%	0
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	49%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	48%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	43%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	44%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	47%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	57%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	60%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	78%	45%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	40%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	58%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	63%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	82%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	83%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	92%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	43%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	27°−3°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	45%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	81%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	32°0°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	86%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	53%	86%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	85%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	48%	89%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 47 in the afternoon. West wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 46°8°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 6 to 12 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–34°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  80% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Rain likely after 7pm. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Low, likely
26°−3°–30°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 46°8°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 70% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.18 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  70% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Low, likely
36°2°–38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 52°11°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 51°11°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West northwest wind around 7 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
29°−2°–39°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
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 53. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–57°14°
Low, likely
34°1°–43°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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.
High, likely
44°7°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°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
39°4°–62°17°
Low, likely
34°1°–51°11°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 41°5°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
27°−3°–56°13°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 53°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 46°, low 26°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 43°, low 30°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 46–53°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 17 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:38 PM; Morning 7:38–8:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:51 PM; Morning 7:25–7:38 AM; first light 7:25 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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

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Stars tonight? Fair

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