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Updated: @ 17-Oct-2026 7:45am - next update at 7:50am  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Clear Clear
Currently: 38.2, Max: 38.2, Min: 31.6 38.2°F
Warmer 1.2°F than last hour.

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Feels like: 38°F

24-hr difference
-6.2°FColder 6.2°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 38.2°F
7:33am 		55.8°F
3:49pm
Low: 31.6°F
4:33am 		35.7°F
11:57pm
Wind from SE SE
1.2
Gust:
 1 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 7 mph 7:21am
Gust Month: 22.0 mph October 16
Rain Today: 0 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.01 in
Storm Rain: 0 in
This Month: 0.49 in
Season Total: 17.86 in
3 rain days in October.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 70 % Decreased 4.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 29.3°F Decreased 0.2°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.338 inHg  
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 7:36am
Sunset: 6:27pm
Moonrise: 2:42pm
Moonset: 9:51pm
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, Moon at 6 days in cycle
39%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   0.0    None
High: 0.0 @ 12:00am
0 W/m2 (0 %)
High: 0 @  12:00am

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures / St. Cloud Area (NWS)
Normal High:  55°F Normal Low:  35°F
Record High:  87°F  1910 Record Low:  10°F  1952

 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: Today & Tonight
Today

Today: Widespread Frost then Sunny
Widespread Frost then Sunny

Hi 61 °F		 NWS forecast: Widespread frost before 8am. Sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 42 °F		 NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
 Short Term NWS Forecast for Sartell
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Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Hi 64 °FLo 38 °FHi 62 °FLo 41 °FHi 65 °FLo 48 °F
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