Mississippi River at Lake City
6.0 mi- Level
- 6.4 ft
- Flow
- 17,000 cfs
Forecast peak 6.3 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KRGK
Clear and 62°17°, 22°12° warmer than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°), high 77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°).
Now 62°17°
Clear
None rain now, through the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7a | Partly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 65% | 32% | 0 |
| Sat 8a | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 65% | 20% | 0 |
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 65% | 11% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Partly sunny | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 58% | 51% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Sunny | 70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 53% | 4% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 49% | 10% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 46% | 45% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 46% | 18% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly cloudy | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°) | 75°24° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 46% | 46% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°) | 75°24° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 48% | 57% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly cloudy | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 51% | 68% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 53% | 73% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 59% | 89% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 63% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 67% | 95% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 72% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Showers | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 75% | 95% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 77% | 94% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 77% | 96% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 75% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 30% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 77% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 71% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 74% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 66% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 61% | 99% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 55% | 93% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 51% | 95% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 45% | 86% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 42% | 99% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 45% | 98% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 43% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 42% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 47% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 46% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Mostly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 48% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 50% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 52% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 52% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 54% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 56% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 47°8° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 56% | 97% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 45°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 58% | 77% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Mostly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°) | 44°7° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 60% | 84% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Mostly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 43°6° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 63% | 95% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers likely after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. 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
30% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.12 in3 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 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
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. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind 5 to 10 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
20% chance
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.27 in6.7 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 62. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
50% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
50% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Dry, high 59°, low 44°, cooling off.
55% chance of rain, high 53°, low 41°, cooling off.
Highs 58–66°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MPX) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 6.3 ft Sat 7 AM
Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 7.2 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 4.3 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 1 PM
Reading from Sat 5:15 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 48°F).
Today, 8:00 AM–9:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Today’s expected high is 22°12° warmer than typical.
On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Pepin weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:35 AM, sunset 6:09 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 94% cover).
Waxing gibbous
96% lit · growing