Observed 4:55 PM CDT at KTVF

Viking, MN weather

Sunny and 50°10°.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Sunny · Feels like 45°7°

Feels like: 45°7°; Wind chill from 14 mph22 km/h wind · air 50°10°
Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the west. 610–14 mph22 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · down to 24°−4° by 11 PM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.24 inHg1024 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 freezing tonight 5–9 AM (low 31°−1°)
Low 31°−1° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 40°4° tomorrow night after 8 PM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 11 PM–10 AM (low 26°−3°)

TonightDown to 32°0° by 5 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 42°6° by 11 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 45°7° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 35°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 43°6° by 4 PM · Mostly 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 5p	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	28%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	56%	18%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	36°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	17%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	61%	12%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	55%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	32°0°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	30°−1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from WSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	42%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	46%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	30°−1°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	59%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	61%	29%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	64%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	66%	27%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	32°0° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°)	26°−3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 36°2°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	4%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	0%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	51%	13%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	45%	40%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	43%	40%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	41%	40%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	40%	41%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	38%	42%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	40%	46%	1
Sun 6p	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	43%	45%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 37°3° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	59%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	50%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	28°−2°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	44%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°)	26°−3°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	40%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	26°−3°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	6%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	31°−1° (likely 29°−2° to 33°1°)	25°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 32°0°)	24°−4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	22%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	24%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	81%	20%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	16%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	36%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	52%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	62%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	88%	33%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	81%	22%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	82%	26%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 37°3°)	27°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	67%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	75%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	33°1°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	72%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	35°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	83%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	53%	62%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	51%	80%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 31°−1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 0% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 48 in the afternoon. West wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 6 to 12 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Low, likely
31°−1°–41°5°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 46°8°, low 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 31°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
26°−3°–33°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 26°−3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 36°2°
  80% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain between 7pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 10pm and 1am, then rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–44°7°
Low, likely
25°−4°–30°−1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 46°8°, low 37°3°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 38°3°
  80% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  70% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 45°7°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Low, likely
34°1°–37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 52°11°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  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 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 6 to 14 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
33°1°–44°7°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 34°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 52°11°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°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 52. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–57°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–43°6°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3 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°–63°17°
Low, likely
36°2°–48°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 52°11°, low 42°6°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
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
38°3°–63°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–52°11°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 51°11°, low 40°4°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 10% 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
  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
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–52°11°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 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.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Polk JD25 near Angus (160th St NW)

9.9 mi

Level: 948 ft

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Thief River near Thief River Falls

11 mi

Level: 8.1 ft
Flow: 976 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Polk JD25 near Angus (150th St NW)

11 mi

Level: 937 ft

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Snake River (NW MN) above Warren

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 61.7 ft
Flow: 45 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 21 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 0 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:39 PM; Morning 7:39–8:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:51 PM; Morning 7:26–7:39 AM; first light 7:26 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:51–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

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