Mississippi River below Lock and Dam 5 - Minnesota City
5.2 mi- Level
- 651 ft
- Flow
- 16,600 cfs
Forecast peak 651 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 9:55 AM CDT at KONA
Sunny and 64°18°, 23°13° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°), high 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°).
Now 64°18°
Sunny
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10a | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 62% | 26% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 64°18° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 60% | 20% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 68°20° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 53% | 19% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 48% | 16% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°) | 73°23° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 46% | 16% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 42% | 18% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Sunny | 77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°) | 77°25° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 40% | 41% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 43% | 42% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 74°23° (likely 68°20° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 45% | 56% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 48% | 70% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 55% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 58% | 92% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 62% | 94% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 66% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 72% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 75% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 74% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 76% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 78% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 79% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 78% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 54°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 78% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 79% | 98% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 76% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 53°12° | 20% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 73% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 10% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 67% | 93% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 58% | 89% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°) | 57°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 53% | 88% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 50% | 87% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 46% | 85% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 43% | 88% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 39% | 94% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 36% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 39% | 92% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 40% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 42% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 45% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 45% | 80% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 46% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 48% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 52% | 91% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 52% | 82% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 54% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 94% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 44°7° | 5% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 58% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 63% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°) | 43°6° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 65% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°) | 44°7° | 50%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 63% | 99% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. West wind around 6 mph.
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
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy. High near 61, with temperatures falling to around 59 in the afternoon. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
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 after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
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 61. West wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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.
Dry, high 77°, low 52°.
Dry, high 61°, low 46°, cooling off.
46% chance of rain, high 53°, low 42°, cooling off.
Highs 58–66°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ARX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 651 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 4.4 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 646 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 7.3 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 90% 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 46°F).
Today, 11:00 AM–2:00 AM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 23°13° warmer than typical.
On average 10°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Buffalo City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:34 AM, sunset 6:08 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing