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Updated: @ 29-Jul-2026 3:20pm - next update at 3:25pm  
Summary / Temperature Wind Rain Outlook
mostly clear mostly clear
Currently: 91.6, Max: 91.7, Min: 69.5 91.6°F
Warmer 0.5°F than last hour.

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Feels like: 103°F

24-hr difference
1°FWarmer 1.0°F than yesterday at this time.
  Today Yesterday
High: 91.7°F
2:40pm 		93.4°F
4:51pm
Low: 69.5°F
5:52am 		68.6°F
7:07am
Wind from NE NE
1.8
Gust:
 2 mph
1 Bft - Light Air
Today: 12 mph 1:11pm
Gust Month: 20.0 mph July 20
Rain Today: 0 in
Rain Rate (/hr): 0 in
Rain Yesterday: 0 in
Storm Rain: 0 in
This Month: 1.84 in
Season Total: 11.21 in
6 rain days in July.
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Humidity & Barometer Almanac Moon
Humidity: 57 % Decreased 1.0% since last hour.
Dew Point: 74.2°F Decreased 0.1°F since last hour.
Barometer: 29.96 inHg Falling 0.01 inHg/hr
Baro Trend: Steady
Sunrise: 5:57am
Sunset: 8:49pm
Moonset: 5:42am
Moonrise: 8:48pm
Full Moon
Full Moon, Moon at 14 days in cycle
100%
Illuminated
UV Index Solar Radiation
   2.9     Low 
High: 4.0 @ 12:51pm
737 W/m2 (0 %)
High: 877 @  12:36pm

Today's Normal and Record Temperatures / St. Cloud Area (NWS)
Normal High:  82°F Normal Low:  59°F
Record High:  99°F  1935 Record Low:  43°F  1992

 NWS Weather Forecast  - Outlook: This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke

Hi 92 °F		 NWS forecast: Patchy smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 98. South wind around 5 mph.
 
Tonight

Tonight: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke

Lo 69 °F		 NWS forecast: Patchy smoke. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. South wind around 5 mph.
 Short Term NWS Forecast for Sartell
Thursday

Thursday: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Friday

Friday: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Hi 89 °FLo 62 °FHi 81 °FLo 59 °FHi 85 °FLo 60 °F

Full 7-Day NWS Forecast
NWS-Twin Cities (MPX) Area Forecast Summary

- Heat continues today with highs around 90. - Heavy rain looking increasingly likely Thursday into Friday for for areas south and west of the Twin Cities along the Minnesota River Valley and I-90. - Rain moves off Friday, with dry conditions, light winds, and sunny skies expected this weekend. - Smoky skies continue at times, but the chance for surface smoke impacts appears low.

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