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Updated: @ 16-Oct-2026 5:40pm - next update at 5:45pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
Clear Clear
Currently: 53.2, Max: 55.8, Min: 43.2 53.2°F
Colder 2.1°F than last hour.

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Feels like: 53°F

24-hr difference
4.4°FWarmer 4.4°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 55.8°F
3:49pm 		49°F
5:59pm
Low: 43.2°F
9:24am 		38.9°F
12:56am
Wind from W W
1.6
Gust:
 2 mph
0 Bft - Light Air
Today: 22 mph 4:23am
Gust Month: 22.0 mph October 16
Rain Today: 0.01 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0.16 in
Storm Rain: 0.17 in
This Month: 0.49 in
Season Total: 17.86 in
3 rain days in October.
Tonight

Tonight: Widespread Frost
Widespread Frost
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 44 % Increased 2.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 31.8°F Decreased 0.7°F since last hour.
Barometer: 30.487 inHg Rising 0.01 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 7:34am
Sunset: 6:29pm
Moonrise: 2:00pm
Moonset: 8:55pm
Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, Moon at 5 days in cycle
34%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   0.0    None
High: 2.0 @ 12:47pm
76 W/m2 (0 %)
High: 635 @  1:06pm

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures / St. Cloud Area (NWS)
Normal High:  56°F Normal Low:  35°F
Record High:  83°F  1947 Record Low:  18°F  1952

 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 55 °F		 NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 55, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Widespread Frost
Widespread Frost

Lo 30 °F		 NWS forecast: Widespread frost after 11pm. Clear, with a low around 30. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
 Short Term NWS Forecast for Sartell
Saturday

Saturday: Widespread Frost then Sunny
Widespread Frost then Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Hi 60 °FLo 40 °FHi 61 °FLo 40 °FHi 61 °FLo 41 °F
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- Widespread sub-freezing temperatures tonight. - Elevated fire weather conditions Saturday afternoon. - Temperatures warm well above normal next week.

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